diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6ec1085..c729013 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # Copyright 2006-2008 Gentoo Foundation; Distributed under the GPL v2
 # $Header: $
 
+  02 Feb 2008; Andrew Gaffney <agaffney@gentoo.org> generic/modprobe:
+  specify the kernel version when looking for a module for bug 208593
+
   02 Feb 2008; Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@gentoo.org>
   generic/initrd.defaults, generic/initrd.scripts:
   Removed runUdev, since we no longer use it.
diff --git a/generic/modprobe b/generic/modprobe
index ff676f7..1591c42 100755
--- a/generic/modprobe
+++ b/generic/modprobe
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ is_module_already_loaded() {
 
 real_mod_path() {
 	# Find -name is no good since the return status is always zero
-	find /lib/modules | grep /"${1}${KSUFF}"
+	find "/lib/modules/${KV}" | grep /"${1}${KSUFF}"
 }
 
 modprobe2() {