diff --git a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c
index cef80dab1a0d..9294282b5add 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@ struct v4l2_subdev *v4l2_i2c_new_subdev_board(struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev,
 
 	if (module_name)
 		request_module(module_name);
+	else
+		request_module(I2C_MODULE_PREFIX "%s", info->type);
 
 	/* Create the i2c client */
 	if (info->addr == 0 && probe_addrs)