diff --git a/kmod.attr b/kmod.attr
index a164afa..c02e38a 100644
--- a/kmod.attr
+++ b/kmod.attr
@@ -15,16 +15,18 @@
       for l in io.lines(fn) do
           local builtin_mod = basename(l)
           printdep(builtin_mod)
-          if strip_compress_sfx(builtin_mod) ~= builtin_mod then
-              printdep(strip_compress_sfx(builtin_mod))
+          local nocompr = strip_compress_sfx(builtin_mod)
+          if nocompr ~= builtin_mod then
+              printdep(nocompr)
           end
       end
   else
       local mod = string.match(bn, "%g+%.ko")
       if mod then
          printdep(mod)
-         if strip_compress_sfx(mod) ~= mod then
-             printdep(strip_compress_sfx(mod))
+         local nocompr = strip_compress_sfx(mod)
+         if nocompr ~= mod then
+             printdep(nocompr)
          end
       end
   end