diff --git a/sound/hda/hdac_i915.c b/sound/hda/hdac_i915.c
index 1192c7561d62..3c2db3816029 100644
--- a/sound/hda/hdac_i915.c
+++ b/sound/hda/hdac_i915.c
@@ -136,10 +136,12 @@ int snd_hdac_i915_init(struct hdac_bus *bus)
 	if (!acomp)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	if (!acomp->ops) {
-		request_module("i915");
-		/* 60s timeout */
-		wait_for_completion_timeout(&bind_complete,
-					    msecs_to_jiffies(60 * 1000));
+		if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULES) ||
+		    !request_module("i915")) {
+			/* 60s timeout */
+			wait_for_completion_timeout(&bind_complete,
+						   msecs_to_jiffies(60 * 1000));
+		}
 	}
 	if (!acomp->ops) {
 		dev_info(bus->dev, "couldn't bind with audio component\n");