diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index 94acbacdcdf189..b3a64343535798 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -773,7 +773,8 @@ void *__module_writable_address(struct module *mod, void *loc);
 
 static inline void *module_writable_address(struct module *mod, void *loc)
 {
-	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_EXECMEM_ROX) || !mod)
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_EXECMEM_ROX) || !mod ||
+	    mod->state != MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED)
 		return loc;
 	return __module_writable_address(mod, loc);
 }