diff --git a/sys/dev/etherswitch/e6000sw/e6000sw.c b/sys/dev/etherswitch/e6000sw/e6000sw.c
--- a/sys/dev/etherswitch/e6000sw/e6000sw.c
+++ b/sys/dev/etherswitch/e6000sw/e6000sw.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 DRIVER_MODULE(etherswitch, e6000sw, etherswitch_driver, 0, 0);
 DRIVER_MODULE(miibus, e6000sw, miibus_driver, 0, 0);
 MODULE_DEPEND(e6000sw, mdio, 1, 1, 1);
-
+MODULE_DEPEND(e6000sw, etherswitch, 1, 1, 1);
 
 static void
 e6000sw_identify(driver_t *driver, device_t parent)