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--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -2358,12 +2358,15 @@ static void dynamic_debug_remove(struct
 
 void * __weak module_alloc(unsigned long size)
 {
-	return size == 0 ? NULL : vmalloc_exec(size);
+	return vmalloc_exec(size);
 }
 
 static void *module_alloc_update_bounds(unsigned long size)
 {
-	void *ret = module_alloc(size);
+	void *ret = NULL;
+
+	if (size)
+		ret = module_alloc(size);
 
 	if (ret) {
 		mutex_lock(&module_mutex);