diff --git a/include/linux/kmod.h b/include/linux/kmod.h
index d5fa565086d16746b2a193d0fa18134825b353bd..384ca8bbf1ac26210ed6d217d8651b86d9b5e4e0 100644
--- a/include/linux/kmod.h
+++ b/include/linux/kmod.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ extern int __request_module(bool wait, const char *name, ...) \
 #define request_module(mod...) __request_module(true, mod)
 #define request_module_nowait(mod...) __request_module(false, mod)
 #define try_then_request_module(x, mod...) \
-	((x) ?: (__request_module(false, mod), (x)))
+	((x) ?: (__request_module(true, mod), (x)))
 #else
 static inline int request_module(const char *name, ...) { return -ENOSYS; }
 static inline int request_module_nowait(const char *name, ...) { return -ENOSYS; }