diff --git a/libweston/compositor.c b/libweston/compositor.c
index af0da062..72a2905e 100644
--- a/libweston/compositor.c
+++ b/libweston/compositor.c
@@ -7618,15 +7618,13 @@ weston_load_module(const char *name, const char *entrypoint)
 	module = dlopen(path, RTLD_NOW | RTLD_NOLOAD);
 	if (module) {
 		weston_log("Module '%s' already loaded\n", path);
-		dlclose(module);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	weston_log("Loading module '%s'\n", path);
-	module = dlopen(path, RTLD_NOW);
-	if (!module) {
-		weston_log("Failed to load module: %s\n", dlerror());
-		return NULL;
+	} else {
+		weston_log("Loading module '%s'\n", path);
+		module = dlopen(path, RTLD_NOW);
+		if (!module) {
+			weston_log("Failed to load module: %s\n", dlerror());
+			return NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	init = dlsym(module, entrypoint);