diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index d1db8eb..2287972 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -2055,11 +2055,8 @@
 	const struct kernel_symbol *start,
 	const struct kernel_symbol *stop)
 {
-	const struct kernel_symbol *ks = start;
-	for (; ks < stop; ks++)
-		if (strcmp(ks->name, name) == 0)
-			return ks;
-	return NULL;
+	return bsearch(name, start, stop - start,
+			sizeof(struct kernel_symbol), cmp_name);
 }
 
 static int is_exported(const char *name, unsigned long value,