diff --git a/mkmodpack b/mkmodpack
index f6968a6..f6f2399 100644
--- a/mkmodpack
+++ b/mkmodpack
@@ -198,6 +198,12 @@ done
 [ -n "$KERNEL" ] || KERNEL="$uname_r"
 [ -d "/lib/modules/$KERNEL" ] || Fatal "Directory /lib/modules/$KERNEL does not exists."
 
+# modprobe from kmod-9+ *requires* modules.dep.bin (ALT #27640)
+if [ ! -f /lib/modules/$KERNEL/modules.dep.bin ]; then
+	depmod -a -F "/boot/System.map-$KERNEL" "$KERNEL" ||
+	Fatal "Failed to create modules dependencies (full)."
+fi
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------
 FIRMWARE_DIRS="$FIRMWARE_DIRS /lib/firmware/$KERNEL"
 MODULES=
diff --git a/propagator.spec b/propagator.spec
index d050ab1..c9b6e40 100644
--- a/propagator.spec
+++ b/propagator.spec
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ make \
 * Tue Oct 02 2012 Anton V. Boyarshinov <boyarsh@altlinux.ru> 20121002-alt1
 - no more initfs
 
+* Mon Oct 15 2012 Michael Shigorin <mike@altlinux.org> 20101130-alt20
+- kmod-10 still does, remade the workaround as a longer term one
+
+* Mon Aug 13 2012 Michael Shigorin <mike@altlinux.org> 20101130-alt19
+- modprobe suddenly wants modules.dep.bin to exist
+
 * Fri Aug 10 2012 Anton V. Boyarshinov <boyarsh@altlinux.ru> 20101130-alt18
 - modprobe --list changed to find