diff --git a/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_init.c b/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_init.c
index 1793981337dd98763ca595ef62f597d1bf3ef929..b59bcd2553d1520d6809e5004139151519412283 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_init.c
@@ -1263,3 +1263,4 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, csio_pci_tbl);
 MODULE_VERSION(CSIO_DRV_VERSION);
 MODULE_FIRMWARE(FW_FNAME_T5);
 MODULE_FIRMWARE(FW_FNAME_T6);
+MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: cxgb4");