diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
index c12a87ebc3eed..1e0424d37abc7 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ nf_nat_helper_try_module_get(const char *name, u16 l3num, u8 protonum)
 	if (!nat) {
 		snprintf(mod_name, sizeof(mod_name), "%s", h->nat_mod_name);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
-		request_module(mod_name);
+		request_module("%s", mod_name);
 
 		rcu_read_lock();
 		nat = nf_conntrack_nat_helper_find(mod_name);