diff --git a/lib/kobject_uevent.c b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
index e590523ea476..f237a09a5862 100644
--- a/lib/kobject_uevent.c
+++ b/lib/kobject_uevent.c
@@ -294,6 +294,26 @@ static void cleanup_uevent_env(struct subprocess_info *info)
 }
 #endif
 
+static void zap_modalias_env(struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
+{
+	static const char modalias_prefix[] = "MODALIAS=";
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < env->envp_idx;) {
+		if (strncmp(env->envp[i], modalias_prefix,
+			    sizeof(modalias_prefix) - 1)) {
+			i++;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (i != env->envp_idx - 1)
+			memmove(&env->envp[i], &env->envp[i + 1],
+				sizeof(env->envp[i]) * env->envp_idx - 1);
+
+		env->envp_idx--;
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * kobject_uevent_env - send an uevent with environmental data
  *
@@ -409,16 +429,29 @@ int kobject_uevent_env(struct kobject *kobj, enum kobject_action action,
 		}
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Mark "add" and "remove" events in the object to ensure proper
-	 * events to userspace during automatic cleanup. If the object did
-	 * send an "add" event, "remove" will automatically generated by
-	 * the core, if not already done by the caller.
-	 */
-	if (action == KOBJ_ADD)
+	switch (action) {
+	case KOBJ_ADD:
+		/*
+		 * Mark "add" event so we can make sure we deliver "remove"
+		 * event to userspace during automatic cleanup. If
+		 * the object did send an "add" event, "remove" will
+		 * automatically generated by the core, if not already done
+		 * by the caller.
+		 */
 		kobj->state_add_uevent_sent = 1;
-	else if (action == KOBJ_REMOVE)
+		break;
+
+	case KOBJ_REMOVE:
 		kobj->state_remove_uevent_sent = 1;
+		break;
+
+	case KOBJ_UNBIND:
+		zap_modalias_env(env);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&uevent_sock_mutex);
 	/* we will send an event, so request a new sequence number */