diff --git a/modutils/Config.src b/modutils/Config.src
index a15cce5..d0bae2e 100644
--- a/modutils/Config.src
+++ b/modutils/Config.src
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 config DEFAULT_MODULES_DIR
 	string "Default directory containing modules"
 	default "/lib/modules"
-	depends on DEPMOD || MODPROBE || MODPROBE_SMALL || MODINFO
+	depends on DEPMOD || MODPROBE || MODINFO
 	help
 	  Directory that contains kernel modules.
 	  Defaults to "/lib/modules"
@@ -167,9 +167,13 @@
 config DEFAULT_DEPMOD_FILE
 	string "Default name of modules.dep"
 	default "modules.dep"
-	depends on DEPMOD || MODPROBE || MODPROBE_SMALL || MODINFO
+	depends on DEPMOD || MODPROBE || MODINFO
 	help
 	  Filename that contains kernel modules dependencies.
-	  Defaults to "modules.dep"
+	  Defaults to "modules.dep".
+	  If you configured the "simplified modutils" (MODPROBE_SMALL), a
+	  ".bb" suffix will be added after this name. Do not specify ".bb"
+	  here unless you intend your depmod or modprobe to work on
+	  "modules.dep.bb.bb" or such.
 
 endmenu
diff --git a/modutils/modprobe-small.c b/modutils/modprobe-small.c
index 0424263..726a310 100644
--- a/modutils/modprobe-small.c
+++ b/modutils/modprobe-small.c
@@ -934,11 +934,11 @@
 	/* Prevent ugly corner cases with no modules at all */
 	modinfo = xzalloc(sizeof(modinfo[0]));
 
-	if (!is_insmod) {
+	if (is_depmod || is_modprobe) {
 		/* Goto modules directory */
 		xchdir(CONFIG_DEFAULT_MODULES_DIR);
+		uname(&uts); /* never fails */
 	}
-	uname(&uts); /* never fails */
 
 	/* depmod? */
 	if (is_depmod) {
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@
 	getopt32(argv, "qrfsvwb");
 	argv += optind;
 
-	if (!is_insmod) {
+	if (is_modprobe) {
 		/* Goto $VERSION directory */
 		xchdir(uts.release);
 	}