--- 1/modprobe.c	2004-01-28 20:32:18.463281560 +0200
+++ 2/modprobe.c	2004-01-28 20:19:44.845848824 +0200
@@ -703,6 +703,11 @@ static void insmod(struct list_head *lis
 	/* Take us off the list. */
 	list_del(&mod->list);
 
+	/* Don't do ANYTHING if already in kernel. */
+	if (!ignore_proc
+	    && module_in_kernel(newname ?: mod->modname, NULL) == 1)
+		goto exists_error;
+
 	/* Do things we depend on first, but don't die if they fail. */
 	if (!list_empty(list)) {
 		insmod(list, NOFAIL(strdup("")), NULL, 0, warn,
@@ -710,11 +715,6 @@ static void insmod(struct list_head *lis
 		       strip_vermagic, strip_modversion);
 	}
 
-	/* Don't do ANYTHING if already in kernel. */
-	if (!ignore_proc
-	    && module_in_kernel(newname ? newname : mod->modname, NULL) == 1)
-		goto exists_error;
-
 	command = find_command(mod->modname, commands);
 	if (command && !ignore_commands) {
 		do_command(mod->modname, command, verbose, dry_run, error,