diff --git a/include/qemu/module.h b/include/qemu/module.h
index bd73607104..8c012bbe03 100644
--- a/include/qemu/module.h
+++ b/include/qemu/module.h
@@ -61,15 +61,15 @@ typedef enum {
 #define fuzz_target_init(function) module_init(function, \
                                                MODULE_INIT_FUZZ_TARGET)
 #define migration_init(function) module_init(function, MODULE_INIT_MIGRATION)
-#define block_module_load_one(lib) module_load_one("block-", lib, false)
-#define ui_module_load_one(lib) module_load_one("ui-", lib, false)
-#define audio_module_load_one(lib) module_load_one("audio-", lib, false)
+#define block_module_load_one(lib) module_load_one("block-", lib)
+#define ui_module_load_one(lib) module_load_one("ui-", lib)
+#define audio_module_load_one(lib) module_load_one("audio-", lib)
 
 void register_module_init(void (*fn)(void), module_init_type type);
 void register_dso_module_init(void (*fn)(void), module_init_type type);
 
 void module_call_init(module_init_type type);
-bool module_load_one(const char *prefix, const char *lib_name, bool mayfail);
+bool module_load_one(const char *prefix, const char *lib_name);
 void module_load_qom_one(const char *type);
 void module_load_qom_all(void);
 void module_allow_arch(const char *arch);
diff --git a/softmmu/qtest.c b/softmmu/qtest.c
index afea7693d0..ff74c5d709 100644
--- a/softmmu/qtest.c
+++ b/softmmu/qtest.c
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ static void qtest_process_command(CharBackend *chr, gchar **words)
         g_assert(words[1] && words[2]);
 
         qtest_send_prefix(chr);
-        if (module_load_one(words[1], words[2], false)) {
+        if (module_load_one(words[1], words[2])) {
             qtest_sendf(chr, "OK\n");
         } else {
             qtest_sendf(chr, "FAIL\n");
diff --git a/util/module.c b/util/module.c
index 8ddb0e18f5..8563edd626 100644
--- a/util/module.c
+++ b/util/module.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static bool module_check_arch(const QemuModinfo *modinfo)
     return true;
 }
 
-static int module_load_file(const char *fname, bool mayfail, bool export_symbols)
+static int module_load_file(const char *fname, bool export_symbols)
 {
     GModule *g_module;
     void (*sym)(void);
@@ -172,10 +172,8 @@ static int module_load_file(const char *fname, bool mayfail, bool export_symbols
     }
     g_module = g_module_open(fname, flags);
     if (!g_module) {
-        if (!mayfail) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open module: %s\n",
-                    g_module_error());
-        }
+        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open module: %s\n",
+                g_module_error());
         ret = -EINVAL;
         goto out;
     }
@@ -208,7 +206,7 @@ out:
 }
 #endif
 
-bool module_load_one(const char *prefix, const char *lib_name, bool mayfail)
+bool module_load_one(const char *prefix, const char *lib_name)
 {
     bool success = false;
 
@@ -256,7 +254,7 @@ bool module_load_one(const char *prefix, const char *lib_name, bool mayfail)
             if (strcmp(modinfo->name, module_name) == 0) {
                 /* we depend on other module(s) */
                 for (sl = modinfo->deps; *sl != NULL; sl++) {
-                    module_load_one("", *sl, false);
+                    module_load_one("", *sl);
                 }
             } else {
                 for (sl = modinfo->deps; *sl != NULL; sl++) {
@@ -287,7 +285,7 @@ bool module_load_one(const char *prefix, const char *lib_name, bool mayfail)
     for (i = 0; i < n_dirs; i++) {
         fname = g_strdup_printf("%s/%s%s",
                 dirs[i], module_name, CONFIG_HOST_DSOSUF);
-        ret = module_load_file(fname, mayfail, export_symbols);
+        ret = module_load_file(fname, export_symbols);
         g_free(fname);
         fname = NULL;
         /* Try loading until loaded a module file */
@@ -333,7 +331,7 @@ void module_load_qom_one(const char *type)
         }
         for (sl = modinfo->objs; *sl != NULL; sl++) {
             if (strcmp(type, *sl) == 0) {
-                module_load_one("", modinfo->name, false);
+                module_load_one("", modinfo->name);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -354,7 +352,7 @@ void module_load_qom_all(void)
         if (!module_check_arch(modinfo)) {
             continue;
         }
-        module_load_one("", modinfo->name, false);
+        module_load_one("", modinfo->name);
     }
     module_loaded_qom_all = true;
 }
@@ -370,7 +368,7 @@ void qemu_load_module_for_opts(const char *group)
         }
         for (sl = modinfo->opts; *sl != NULL; sl++) {
             if (strcmp(group, *sl) == 0) {
-                module_load_one("", modinfo->name, false);
+                module_load_one("", modinfo->name);
             }
         }
     }