diff --git a/libkmod/libkmod-module.c b/libkmod/libkmod-module.c
index 6f7747c..6423339 100644
--- a/libkmod/libkmod-module.c
+++ b/libkmod/libkmod-module.c
@@ -576,13 +576,15 @@ KMOD_EXPORT int kmod_module_new_from_lookup(struct kmod_ctx *ctx,
err = kmod_lookup_alias_from_aliases_file(ctx, alias, list);
CHECK_ERR_AND_FINISH(err, fail, list, finish);
+ DBG(ctx, "lookup modules.builtin %s\n", alias);
+ err = kmod_lookup_alias_from_builtin_file(ctx, alias, list);
+ CHECK_ERR_AND_FINISH(err, fail, list, finish);
+
DBG(ctx, "lookup modules.builtin.modinfo %s\n", alias);
err = kmod_lookup_alias_from_kernel_builtin_file(ctx, alias, list);
- if (err == -ENOSYS) {
- /* Optional index missing, try the old one */
- DBG(ctx, "lookup modules.builtin %s\n", alias);
- err = kmod_lookup_alias_from_builtin_file(ctx, alias, list);
- }
+ /* Optional index missing, ignore */
+ if (err == -ENOSYS)
+ err = 0;
CHECK_ERR_AND_FINISH(err, fail, list, finish);
--
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