diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 68c564edb2c18c65829c954469ad5c708d05e559..0e2da8695f8ed2d80b4b498eed883e49936fc59f 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #include <linux/jump_label.h>
 #include <linux/pfn.h>
 #include <linux/bsearch.h>
+#include <linux/fips.h>
 #include "module-internal.h"
 
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
@@ -2447,6 +2448,9 @@ static int module_sig_check(struct load_info *info,
 	}
 
 	/* Not having a signature is only an error if we're strict. */
+	if (err < 0 && fips_enabled)
+		panic("Module verification failed with error %d in FIPS mode\n",
+		      err);
 	if (err == -ENOKEY && !sig_enforce)
 		err = 0;