diff --git a/crypto/Makefile b/crypto/Makefile
index e96a07e16bf2..a624cbc188fc 100644
--- a/crypto/Makefile
+++ b/crypto/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_PCBC) += pcbc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_LRW) += lrw.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_XTS) += xts.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_CRYPTD) += cryptd.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_DES) += des.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_DES) += des_generic.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_FCRYPT) += fcrypt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_BLOWFISH) += blowfish.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_TWOFISH) += twofish.o
diff --git a/crypto/des.c b/crypto/des_generic.c
similarity index 99%
rename from crypto/des.c
rename to crypto/des_generic.c
index 1df3a714fa47..59966d14b8e0 100644
--- a/crypto/des.c
+++ b/crypto/des_generic.c
@@ -1009,3 +1009,4 @@ module_exit(fini);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("DES & Triple DES EDE Cipher Algorithms");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Dag Arne Osvik <da@osvik.no>");
+MODULE_ALIAS("des");