diff --git a/samples/kobject/kobject-example.c b/samples/kobject/kobject-example.c
index 96678ed73216..c9c3db19799a 100644
--- a/samples/kobject/kobject-example.c
+++ b/samples/kobject/kobject-example.c
@@ -140,5 +140,6 @@ static void __exit example_exit(void)
 
 module_init(example_init);
 module_exit(example_exit);
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Sample kobject implementation");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com>");
diff --git a/samples/kobject/kset-example.c b/samples/kobject/kset-example.c
index 342452282719..552d7e363539 100644
--- a/samples/kobject/kset-example.c
+++ b/samples/kobject/kset-example.c
@@ -284,5 +284,6 @@ static void __exit example_exit(void)
 
 module_init(example_init);
 module_exit(example_exit);
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Sample kset and ktype implementation");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@kroah.com>");