diff --git a/libkmod/libkmod-internal.h b/libkmod/libkmod-internal.h
index 3e9839d..4d9db6b 100644
--- a/libkmod/libkmod-internal.h
+++ b/libkmod/libkmod-internal.h
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@
 		container_of(list_entry->node.prev, struct kmod_list, node)))
 
 /* libkmod.c */
-const char *kmod_get_dirname(const struct kmod_ctx *ctx) __attribute__((nonnull(1)));
-
 int kmod_lookup_alias_from_config(struct kmod_ctx *ctx, const char *name, struct kmod_list **list) __attribute__((nonnull(1, 2, 3)));
 int kmod_lookup_alias_from_symbols_file(struct kmod_ctx *ctx, const char *name, struct kmod_list **list) __attribute__((nonnull(1, 2, 3)));
 int kmod_lookup_alias_from_aliases_file(struct kmod_ctx *ctx, const char *name, struct kmod_list **list) __attribute__((nonnull(1, 2, 3)));
diff --git a/libkmod/libkmod.h b/libkmod/libkmod.h
index fe53a59..f9e33c6 100644
--- a/libkmod/libkmod.h
+++ b/libkmod/libkmod.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 void *kmod_get_userdata(const struct kmod_ctx *ctx);
 void kmod_set_userdata(struct kmod_ctx *ctx, const void *userdata);
 
+const char *kmod_get_dirname(const struct kmod_ctx *ctx);
 
 /*
  * Management of libkmod's resources
diff --git a/tools/modprobe.c b/tools/modprobe.c
index 3ba8f52..43605cc 100644
--- a/tools/modprobe.c
+++ b/tools/modprobe.c
@@ -489,11 +489,10 @@
 						const char *options) = NULL;
 
 	err = kmod_module_new_from_lookup(ctx, alias, &list);
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
 
-	if (list == NULL) {
-		LOG("Module %s not found.\n", alias);
+	if (list == NULL || err < 0) {
+		LOG("Module %s not found in directory %s\n", alias,
+			ctx ? kmod_get_dirname(ctx) : "(missing)");
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}