diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index 10c19a3f4cbd..5b8f3b7358e6 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ struct xt_table *xt_request_find_table_lock(struct net *net, u_int8_t af,
 {
 	struct xt_table *t = xt_find_table_lock(net, af, name);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 	if (IS_ERR(t)) {
 		int err = request_module("%stable_%s", xt_prefix[af], name);
 		if (err)