diff --git a/find-provides.ksyms b/find-provides.ksyms
index db85657..1259dcb 100755
--- a/find-provides.ksyms
+++ b/find-provides.ksyms
@@ -38,13 +38,28 @@ for module in $(grep -E '/lib/modules/.+\.ko(\.gz|\.bz2|\.xz|\.zst)?$') "$@"; do
         module="$tmpfile"
     fi
 
-    if nm "$module" | grep -qE '^([0-9a-f]+) A __crc_(.+)' 2> /dev/null; then
-        nm "$module" \
-        | awk \
-           -v 'dep_pfx='"$dep_pfx" \
-           --non-decimal-data \
-          'match($0, /^([0-9a-f]+) A __crc_(.+)/, a) { printf("%s(%s) = 0x%08x\n", dep_pfx, a[2], strtonum("0x" a[1])) }'
-    else
+    # awk script return code:
+    #   0 - absolute __crc_* symbols have been found, output has been
+    #       generated;
+    #   23 - a non-absolute __crc_* symbold has been found;
+    #   42 - no __crc_* symbols have been found.
+    nm "$module" \
+    | awk \
+       -v 'dep_pfx='"$dep_pfx" \
+       --non-decimal-data \
+       'BEGIN { exit_code = 42 }
+       match($0, /^([0-9a-f]+) (.) __crc_(.+)/, a) {
+           if (a[2] == "A") {
+               printf("%s(%s) = 0x%08x\n", dep_pfx, a[3], strtonum("0x" a[1]));
+               exit_code = 0;
+           } else {
+               exit_code = 23;
+               exit;
+           }
+       }
+       END { exit exit_code }'
+
+    [ 23 = "$?" ] && {
         objdump -t "$module" \
         | sed -n 's/^[0-9a-f][0-9a-f]* [gl]...... \(.*\)	[0-9a-f][0-9a-f]* __crc_.*$/\1/p' \
         | sort -u \
@@ -72,7 +87,7 @@ for module in $(grep -E '/lib/modules/.+\.ko(\.gz|\.bz2|\.xz|\.zst)?$') "$@"; do
               }
               match($0, /^([0-9a-f]+) [gl]...... (.*)	[0-9a-f]+ __crc_(.*)$/, a) && a[2] == sectname { printf("%s(%s) = 0x%08s\n", dep_pfx, a[3], substr(sectdata, (strtonum("0x" a[1]) * 2) + 1, 8)) }'
         done
-    fi
+    }
 
     [ -z "$tmpfile" ] || rm -f -- "$tmpfile"
 done \
diff --git a/find-requires.ksyms b/find-requires.ksyms
index ac3388c..d236cff 100644
--- a/find-requires.ksyms
+++ b/find-requires.ksyms
@@ -40,13 +40,28 @@ all_provides() {
             module="$tmpfile"
         fi
 
-        if nm "$module" | grep -qE '^([0-9a-f]+) A __crc_(.+)' 2> /dev/null; then
-            nm "$module" \
-            | awk \
-               -v 'dep_pfx='"$dep_pfx" \
-               --non-decimal-data \
-              'match($0, /^([0-9a-f]+) A __crc_(.+)/, a) { printf("%s(%s) = 0x%08x\n", dep_pfx, a[2], strtonum("0x" a[1])) }'
-        else
+        # awk script return code:
+        #   0 - absolute __crc_* symbols have been found, output has been
+        #       generated;
+        #   23 - a non-absolute __crc_* symbold has been found;
+        #   42 - no __crc_* symbols have been found.
+        nm "$module" \
+        | awk \
+           -v 'dep_pfx='"$dep_pfx" \
+           --non-decimal-data \
+           'BEGIN { exit_code = 42 }
+           match($0, /^([0-9a-f]+) (.) __crc_(.+)/, a) {
+               if (a[2] == "A") {
+                   printf("%s(%s) = 0x%08x\n", dep_pfx, a[3], strtonum("0x" a[1]));
+                   exit_code = 0;
+               } else {
+                   exit_code = 23;
+                   exit;
+               }
+           }
+           END { exit exit_code }'
+
+        [ 23 = "$?" ] && {
             objdump -t "$module" \
             | sed -n 's/^[0-9a-f][0-9a-f]* [gl]...... \(.*\)	[0-9a-f][0-9a-f]* __crc_.*$/\1/p' \
             | sort -u \
@@ -74,7 +89,7 @@ all_provides() {
                   }
                   match($0, /^([0-9a-f]+) [gl]...... (.*)	[0-9a-f]+ __crc_(.*)$/, a) && a[2] == sectname { printf("%s(%s) = 0x%08s\n", dep_pfx, a[3], substr(sectdata, (strtonum("0x" a[1]) * 2) + 1, 8)) }'
             done
-        fi
+        }
 
         [ -z "$tmpfile" ] || rm -f -- "$tmpfile"
     done \