diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 68469b37d61a..f475f30eed8c 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -274,9 +274,7 @@ static void module_assert_mutex_or_preempt(void)
 }
 
 static bool sig_enforce = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_FORCE);
-#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_FORCE
 module_param(sig_enforce, bool_enable_only, 0644);
-#endif /* !CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_FORCE */
 
 /*
  * Export sig_enforce kernel cmdline parameter to allow other subsystems rely
@@ -2785,7 +2783,7 @@ static int module_sig_check(struct load_info *info, int flags)
 	}
 
 	/* Not having a signature is only an error if we're strict. */
-	if (err == -ENOKEY && !sig_enforce)
+	if (err == -ENOKEY && !is_module_sig_enforced())
 		err = 0;
 
 	return err;