--- modutils/depmod.c	2015-07-13 02:18:47.000000000 +0000
+++ modutils/depmod.c.orig	2015-12-12 14:16:32.653365664 +0000
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
 			parse_module(*argv, /*sb (unused):*/ NULL, &modules, 0);
 		} while (*++argv);
 	} else {
-		recursive_action(".", ACTION_RECURSE,
+		recursive_action(".", ACTION_RECURSE | ACTION_FOLLOWLINKS,
 				parse_module, NULL, &modules, 0);
 	}