--- modutils/depmod.c	2020-12-29 11:46:47.000000000 -0500
+++ modutils/depmod.c.orig	2021-01-16 12:47:53.143242749 -0500
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
 				parse_module, NULL, &modules);
 		} while (*++argv);
 	} else {
-		recursive_action(".", ACTION_RECURSE,
+		recursive_action(".", ACTION_RECURSE | ACTION_FOLLOWLINKS,
 				parse_module, NULL, &modules);
 	}