diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index a6e43a5806a11391b6606b42cc972b13f9eb3828..f6954745848ed225922a64d850b13cd100c4d72d 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -2785,7 +2785,7 @@ static int module_sig_check(struct load_info *info, int flags)
 	}
 
 	/* Not having a signature is only an error if we're strict. */
-	if (err == -ENOKEY && !sig_enforce)
+	if (err == -ENOKEY && !is_module_sig_enforced())
 		err = 0;
 
 	return err;