diff --git a/kmod.spec b/kmod.spec
index 1a8a2e3..e1401d1 100644
--- a/kmod.spec
+++ b/kmod.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 Name:		kmod
 Version:	31
-Release:	6%{?dist}
+Release:	7%{?dist}
 Summary:	Linux kernel module management utilities
 
 # https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/legal/license-field/#_no_effective_license_analysis
@@ -193,6 +193,10 @@ install -m 0644 %{SOURCE2} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sysconfdir}/depmod.d/dist.conf
 %{_libdir}/libkmod.so
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Aug 12 2024 Eugene Syromiatnikov <esyr@redhat.com> - 31-7
+- weak-modules: use either zcat or xzcat based on symvers file extension
+- Resolves: RHEL-39388
+
 * Mon Jun 24 2024 Troy Dawson <tdawson@redhat.com> - 31-6
 - Bump release for June 2024 mass rebuild
 
diff --git a/weak-modules b/weak-modules
index d4ac171..76523a7 100644
--- a/weak-modules
+++ b/weak-modules
@@ -758,6 +758,7 @@ validate_weak_links() {
     # to return to caller that original proposal is not valid
     # here 0 is true, 1 is false, since it will be the return code
     local is_configuration_valid=0
+    local cat_prog
 
     tmp=$(mktemp -p $tmpdir)
     compatible_modules=()
@@ -766,7 +767,12 @@ validate_weak_links() {
         local symvers_path=$(find_symvers_file "$krel")
 
         [[ -n "$symvers_path" ]] || return
-        zcat "$symvers_path" > $tmpdir/symvers-$krel
+        cat_prog="cat"
+        case "$symvers" in
+        *.gz) cat_prog="zcat" ;;
+        *.xz) cat_prog="xzcat" ;;
+        esac
+        "$cat_prog" "$symvers_path" > $tmpdir/symvers-$krel
     fi
 
     while ((is_updates_changed)); do