4 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/vport-geneve.c b/net/openvswitch/vport-geneve.c
index efb736bb6855..e41cd12d9b2d 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/vport-geneve.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/vport-geneve.c
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ static struct vport_ops ovs_geneve_vport_ops = {
 	.destroy	= ovs_netdev_tunnel_destroy,
 	.get_options	= geneve_get_options,
 	.send		= dev_queue_xmit,
-	.owner          = THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
 static int __init ovs_geneve_tnl_init(void)
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/vport-gre.c b/net/openvswitch/vport-gre.c
index c3257d78d3d2..7f8897f33a67 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/vport-gre.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/vport-gre.c
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ static struct vport_ops ovs_gre_vport_ops = {
 	.create		= gre_create,
 	.send		= dev_queue_xmit,
 	.destroy	= ovs_netdev_tunnel_destroy,
-	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
 static int __init ovs_gre_tnl_init(void)
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/vport.c b/net/openvswitch/vport.c
index e194c10a1889..31cbc8c5c7db 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/vport.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/vport.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static struct hlist_head *hash_bucket(const struct net *net, const char *name)
 	return &dev_table[hash & (VPORT_HASH_BUCKETS - 1)];
 }
 
-int ovs_vport_ops_register(struct vport_ops *ops)
+int __ovs_vport_ops_register(struct vport_ops *ops)
 {
 	int err = -EEXIST;
 	struct vport_ops *o;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ errout:
 	ovs_unlock();
 	return err;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ovs_vport_ops_register);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__ovs_vport_ops_register);
 
 void ovs_vport_ops_unregister(struct vport_ops *ops)
 {
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/vport.h b/net/openvswitch/vport.h
index bdfd82a7c064..8ea3a96980ac 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/vport.h
+++ b/net/openvswitch/vport.h
@@ -196,7 +196,13 @@ static inline const char *ovs_vport_name(struct vport *vport)
 	return vport->dev->name;
 }
 
-int ovs_vport_ops_register(struct vport_ops *ops);
+int __ovs_vport_ops_register(struct vport_ops *ops);
+#define ovs_vport_ops_register(ops)		\
+	({					\
+		(ops)->owner = THIS_MODULE;	\
+		__ovs_vport_ops_register(ops);	\
+	})
+
 void ovs_vport_ops_unregister(struct vport_ops *ops);
 
 static inline struct rtable *ovs_tunnel_route_lookup(struct net *net,