diff --git a/drivers/gpio/max730x.c b/drivers/gpio/max730x.c
index c9bced55f82bc501288d90f8d5536b27e6e9a848..4a7d662ff9b71cf32cf5b3cb031c7ea36d5714f7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/max730x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/max730x.c
@@ -242,3 +242,7 @@ int __devexit __max730x_remove(struct device *dev)
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__max730x_remove);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Juergen Beisert, Wolfram Sang");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("MAX730x GPIO-Expanders, generic parts");