diff --git a/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_init.c b/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_init.c
index 390b07bf92b9794d0727de8e942c4d5e9eba3834..ccbded3353bd0ea0b8d239b73608fbb075508c2a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/csiostor/csio_init.c
@@ -1254,3 +1254,4 @@ 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");