diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/Kconfig b/net/nfc/nci/Kconfig
index 901c1ddba841..85d4819ab657 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/Kconfig
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/Kconfig
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ config NFC_NCI
 config NFC_NCI_SPI
 	depends on NFC_NCI && SPI
 	select CRC_CCITT
-	bool "NCI over SPI protocol support"
+	tristate "NCI over SPI protocol support"
 	default n
 	help
 	  NCI (NFC Controller Interface) is a communication protocol between
diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/Makefile b/net/nfc/nci/Makefile
index b4b85b82e988..0ca31d9bf741 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/Makefile
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_NFC_NCI) += nci.o
 
 nci-objs := core.o data.o lib.o ntf.o rsp.o hci.o
 
-nci-$(CONFIG_NFC_NCI_SPI) += spi.o
+nci_spi-y += spi.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_NFC_NCI_SPI) += nci_spi.o
 
 nci_uart-y += uart.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NFC_NCI_UART) += nci_uart.o
diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/spi.c b/net/nfc/nci/spi.c
index ec250e77763a..25153d0e33cf 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/spi.c
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/spi.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) "nci_spi: %s: " fmt, __func__
 
+#include <linux/module.h>
+
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 #include <linux/crc-ccitt.h>
@@ -320,3 +322,5 @@ done:
 	return skb;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nci_spi_read);
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");