diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 2325c9821f2a..fb9e07aec49e 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -3351,8 +3351,7 @@ static bool finished_loading(const char *name)
 	sched_annotate_sleep();
 	mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
 	mod = find_module_all(name, strlen(name), true);
-	ret = !mod || mod->state == MODULE_STATE_LIVE
-		|| mod->state == MODULE_STATE_GOING;
+	ret = !mod || mod->state == MODULE_STATE_LIVE;
 	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -3515,8 +3514,7 @@ again:
 	mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
 	old = find_module_all(mod->name, strlen(mod->name), true);
 	if (old != NULL) {
-		if (old->state == MODULE_STATE_COMING
-		    || old->state == MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED) {
+		if (old->state != MODULE_STATE_LIVE) {
 			/* Wait in case it fails to load. */
 			mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
 			err = wait_event_interruptible(module_wq,