diff --git a/fs/exfat/super.c b/fs/exfat/super.c
index a76851477ec2..1812c4016109 100644
--- a/fs/exfat/super.c
+++ b/fs/exfat/super.c
@@ -3861,7 +3861,9 @@ static void __exit exit_exfat_fs(void)
 module_init(init_exfat_fs);
 module_exit(exit_exfat_fs);
 
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 9, 0)
 MODULE_ALIAS_FS("exfat");
+#endif
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("FAT/exFAT filesystem support");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.");