diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
index 0ca0fcb..94818ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
@@ -2127,13 +2127,9 @@
 	    || ccp_option[1] < 2 || ccp_option[1] > data.length)
 		goto out;
 
-	cp = find_compressor(ccp_option[0]);
-#ifdef CONFIG_KMOD
-	if (!cp) {
-		request_module("ppp-compress-%d", ccp_option[0]);
-		cp = find_compressor(ccp_option[0]);
-	}
-#endif /* CONFIG_KMOD */
+	cp = try_then_request_module(
+		find_compressor(ccp_option[0]),
+		"ppp-compress-%d", ccp_option[0]);
 	if (!cp)
 		goto out;