diff --git a/contrib/netbsd-tests/fs/h_funcs.subr b/contrib/netbsd-tests/fs/h_funcs.subr
index dc4403f4aa18..8da43cc95160 100644
--- a/contrib/netbsd-tests/fs/h_funcs.subr
+++ b/contrib/netbsd-tests/fs/h_funcs.subr
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ require_fs() {
 
 	# Begin FreeBSD
 	if true; then
-		if kldload -n ${name}; then
+		if kldstat -qm ${name} || kldload -n ${name}; then
 			found=yes
 		else
 			found=no