diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index 0a77d2ff21543937ba00d6ee09230c9124f7ed5b..271eed32a6a110a94a7173db0f058fa4ebaa7c63 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(xt_unregister_matches);
 /*
  * These are weird, but module loading must not be done with mutex
  * held (since they will register), and we have to have a single
- * function to use try_then_request_module().
+ * function to use.
  */
 
 /* Find match, grabs ref.  Returns ERR_PTR() on error. */
@@ -221,9 +221,13 @@ xt_request_find_match(uint8_t nfproto, const char *name, uint8_t revision)
 {
 	struct xt_match *match;
 
-	match = try_then_request_module(xt_find_match(nfproto, name, revision),
-					"%st_%s", xt_prefix[nfproto], name);
-	return (match != NULL) ? match : ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+	match = xt_find_match(nfproto, name, revision);
+	if (IS_ERR(match)) {
+		request_module("%st_%s", xt_prefix[nfproto], name);
+		match = xt_find_match(nfproto, name, revision);
+	}
+
+	return match;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_request_find_match);
 
@@ -261,9 +265,13 @@ struct xt_target *xt_request_find_target(u8 af, const char *name, u8 revision)
 {
 	struct xt_target *target;
 
-	target = try_then_request_module(xt_find_target(af, name, revision),
-					 "%st_%s", xt_prefix[af], name);
-	return (target != NULL) ? target : ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+	target = xt_find_target(af, name, revision);
+	if (IS_ERR(target)) {
+		request_module("%st_%s", xt_prefix[af], name);
+		target = xt_find_target(af, name, revision);
+	}
+
+	return target;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_request_find_target);