diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index 6f6abc08bb565e61d63294e1a14f66ac6cda6a3d..3cd0d8c84902a98dce78c33ef89f54ae858a010d 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -155,13 +155,8 @@ static struct elevator_type *elevator_get(const char *name)
 
 	e = elevator_find(name);
 	if (!e) {
-		char elv[ELV_NAME_MAX + strlen("-iosched")];
-
 		spin_unlock(&elv_list_lock);
-
-		snprintf(elv, sizeof(elv), "%s-iosched", name);
-
-		request_module("%s", elv);
+		request_module("%s-iosched", name);
 		spin_lock(&elv_list_lock);
 		e = elevator_find(name);
 	}