diff --git a/modutils/modutils.c b/modutils/modutils.c
index f7ad5e8..2006c39 100644
--- a/modutils/modutils.c
+++ b/modutils/modutils.c
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@
 	if (filename == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 	if (modname == NULL)
-		modname = local_modname;
+		return NULL;
+	//	modname = local_modname;
 	// Disabled since otherwise "modprobe dir/name" would work
 	// as if it is "modprobe name". It is unclear why
 	// 'basenamization' was here in the first place.