diff --git a/kernel/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcutorture.c
index e34d22bf2293..7b965341b1dc 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutorture.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include <linux/srcu.h>
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@us.ibm.com>");
 
 static int nreaders = -1;	/* # reader threads, defaults to 2*ncpus */
 static int stat_interval;	/* Interval between stats, in seconds. */