2 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/modutils/Config.src b/modutils/Config.src
index a15cce518..d0bae2ea3 100644
--- a/modutils/Config.src
+++ b/modutils/Config.src
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ config FEATURE_MODUTILS_SYMBOLS
 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_MODULES_DIR
 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 04242634b..726a3108c 100644
--- a/modutils/modprobe-small.c
+++ b/modutils/modprobe-small.c
@@ -934,11 +934,11 @@ int modprobe_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
         /* 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 @@ int modprobe_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
         getopt32(argv, "qrfsvwb");
         argv += optind;
 
-        if (!is_insmod) {
+        if (is_modprobe) {
                 /* Goto $VERSION directory */
                 xchdir(uts.release);
         }