left - sizeof(struct ebt_entry_watcher) < w->watcher_size)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       watcher = try_then_request_module(
-                 xt_find_target(NFPROTO_BRIDGE, w->u.name, 0),
-                 "ebt_%s", w->u.name);
+       watcher = xt_request_find_target(NFPROTO_BRIDGE, w->u.name, 0);
        if (IS_ERR(watcher))
                return PTR_ERR(watcher);
-       if (watcher == NULL)
-               return -ENOENT;
        w->u.watcher = watcher;
 
        par->target   = watcher;
        t = (struct ebt_entry_target *)(((char *)e) + e->target_offset);
        gap = e->next_offset - e->target_offset;
 
-       target = try_then_request_module(
-                xt_find_target(NFPROTO_BRIDGE, t->u.name, 0),
-                "ebt_%s", t->u.name);
+       target = xt_request_find_target(NFPROTO_BRIDGE, t->u.name, 0);
        if (IS_ERR(target)) {
                ret = PTR_ERR(target);
                goto cleanup_watchers;
-       } else if (target == NULL) {
-               ret = -ENOENT;
-               goto cleanup_watchers;
        }
 
        t->u.target = target;
 
                return ret;
 
        t = arpt_get_target(e);
-       target = try_then_request_module(xt_find_target(NFPROTO_ARP,
-                                                       t->u.user.name,
-                                                       t->u.user.revision),
-                                        "arpt_%s", t->u.user.name);
-       if (IS_ERR(target) || !target) {
+       target = xt_request_find_target(NFPROTO_ARP, t->u.user.name,
+                                       t->u.user.revision);
+       if (IS_ERR(target)) {
                duprintf("find_check_entry: `%s' not found\n", t->u.user.name);
-               ret = target ? PTR_ERR(target) : -ENOENT;
+               ret = PTR_ERR(target);
                goto out;
        }
        t->u.kernel.target = target;
        entry_offset = (void *)e - (void *)base;
 
        t = compat_arpt_get_target(e);
-       target = try_then_request_module(xt_find_target(NFPROTO_ARP,
-                                                       t->u.user.name,
-                                                       t->u.user.revision),
-                                        "arpt_%s", t->u.user.name);
-       if (IS_ERR(target) || !target) {
+       target = xt_request_find_target(NFPROTO_ARP, t->u.user.name,
+                                       t->u.user.revision);
+       if (IS_ERR(target)) {
                duprintf("check_compat_entry_size_and_hooks: `%s' not found\n",
                         t->u.user.name);
-               ret = target ? PTR_ERR(target) : -ENOENT;
+               ret = PTR_ERR(target);
                goto out;
        }
        t->u.kernel.target = target;
 
        }
 
        t = ipt_get_target(e);
-       target = try_then_request_module(xt_find_target(AF_INET,
-                                                       t->u.user.name,
-                                                       t->u.user.revision),
-                                        "ipt_%s", t->u.user.name);
-       if (IS_ERR(target) || !target) {
+       target = xt_request_find_target(NFPROTO_IPV4, t->u.user.name,
+                                       t->u.user.revision);
+       if (IS_ERR(target)) {
                duprintf("find_check_entry: `%s' not found\n", t->u.user.name);
-               ret = target ? PTR_ERR(target) : -ENOENT;
+               ret = PTR_ERR(target);
                goto cleanup_matches;
        }
        t->u.kernel.target = target;
        }
 
        t = compat_ipt_get_target(e);
-       target = try_then_request_module(xt_find_target(AF_INET,
-                                                       t->u.user.name,
-                                                       t->u.user.revision),
-                                        "ipt_%s", t->u.user.name);
-       if (IS_ERR(target) || !target) {
+       target = xt_request_find_target(NFPROTO_IPV4, t->u.user.name,
+                                       t->u.user.revision);
+       if (IS_ERR(target)) {
                duprintf("check_compat_entry_size_and_hooks: `%s' not found\n",
                         t->u.user.name);
-               ret = target ? PTR_ERR(target) : -ENOENT;
+               ret = PTR_ERR(target);
                goto release_matches;
        }
        t->u.kernel.target = target;
 
        }
 
        t = ip6t_get_target(e);
-       target = try_then_request_module(xt_find_target(AF_INET6,
-                                                       t->u.user.name,
-                                                       t->u.user.revision),
-                                        "ip6t_%s", t->u.user.name);
-       if (IS_ERR(target) || !target) {
+       target = xt_request_find_target(NFPROTO_IPV6, t->u.user.name,
+                                       t->u.user.revision);
+       if (IS_ERR(target)) {
                duprintf("find_check_entry: `%s' not found\n", t->u.user.name);
-               ret = target ? PTR_ERR(target) : -ENOENT;
+               ret = PTR_ERR(target);
                goto cleanup_matches;
        }
        t->u.kernel.target = target;
        }
 
        t = compat_ip6t_get_target(e);
-       target = try_then_request_module(xt_find_target(AF_INET6,
-                                                       t->u.user.name,
-                                                       t->u.user.revision),
-                                        "ip6t_%s", t->u.user.name);
-       if (IS_ERR(target) || !target) {
+       target = xt_request_find_target(NFPROTO_IPV6, t->u.user.name,
+                                       t->u.user.revision);
+       if (IS_ERR(target)) {
                duprintf("check_compat_entry_size_and_hooks: `%s' not found\n",
                         t->u.user.name);
-               ret = target ? PTR_ERR(target) : -ENOENT;
+               ret = PTR_ERR(target);
                goto release_matches;
        }
        t->u.kernel.target = target;
 
 
        target = try_then_request_module(xt_find_target(af, name, revision),
                                         "%st_%s", xt_prefix[af], name);
-       if (IS_ERR(target) || !target)
-               return NULL;
-       return target;
+       return (target != NULL) ? target : ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_request_find_target);
 
 
 
        target = xt_request_find_target(AF_INET, t->u.user.name,
                                        t->u.user.revision);
-       if (!target)
-               return -ENOENT;
+       if (IS_ERR(target))
+               return PTR_ERR(target);
 
        t->u.kernel.target = target;
        par.table     = table;