diff --git a/units/kmod-static-nodes.service.in b/units/kmod-static-nodes.service.in
index 0934a8751f..a9c8df1184 100644
--- a/units/kmod-static-nodes.service.in
+++ b/units/kmod-static-nodes.service.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Description=Create list of required static device nodes for the current kernel
 DefaultDependencies=no
 Before=sysinit.target systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service
 ConditionCapability=CAP_SYS_MODULE
-ConditionPathExists=/lib/modules/%v/modules.devname
+ConditionFileNotEmpty=/lib/modules/%v/modules.devname
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot