diff --git a/net/dccp/probe.c b/net/dccp/probe.c
index dc328425fa20..6fcfe8745043 100644
--- a/net/dccp/probe.c
+++ b/net/dccp/probe.c
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ static __init int dccpprobe_init(void)
 	if (!proc_net_fops_create(&init_net, procname, S_IRUSR, &dccpprobe_fops))
 		goto err0;
 
-	ret = register_jprobe(&dccp_send_probe);
+	ret = try_then_request_module((register_jprobe(&dccp_send_probe) == 0),
+					"dccp");
 	if (ret)
 		goto err1;