diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b7d1200c16..f10361675d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -247,9 +247,6 @@ Makefile: $(version-obj-y) $(version-lobj-y)
 libqemustub.a: $(stub-obj-y)
 libqemuutil.a: $(util-obj-y)
 
-block-modules = $(foreach o,$(block-obj-m),"$(basename $(subst /,-,$o))",) NULL
-util/module.o-cflags = -D'CONFIG_BLOCK_MODULES=$(block-modules)'
-
 ######################################################################
 
 qemu-img.o: qemu-img-cmds.h
diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 66ed1c0321..afaff93423 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "block/blockjob.h"
 #include "block/nbd.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
+#include "module_block.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qbool.h"
@@ -242,17 +243,40 @@ BlockDriverState *bdrv_new(void)
     return bs;
 }
 
-BlockDriver *bdrv_find_format(const char *format_name)
+static BlockDriver *bdrv_do_find_format(const char *format_name)
 {
     BlockDriver *drv1;
+
     QLIST_FOREACH(drv1, &bdrv_drivers, list) {
         if (!strcmp(drv1->format_name, format_name)) {
             return drv1;
         }
     }
+
     return NULL;
 }
 
+BlockDriver *bdrv_find_format(const char *format_name)
+{
+    BlockDriver *drv1;
+    int i;
+
+    drv1 = bdrv_do_find_format(format_name);
+    if (drv1) {
+        return drv1;
+    }
+
+    /* The driver isn't registered, maybe we need to load a module */
+    for (i = 0; i < (int)ARRAY_SIZE(block_driver_modules); ++i) {
+        if (!strcmp(block_driver_modules[i].format_name, format_name)) {
+            block_module_load_one(block_driver_modules[i].library_name);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return bdrv_do_find_format(format_name);
+}
+
 static int bdrv_is_whitelisted(BlockDriver *drv, bool read_only)
 {
     static const char *whitelist_rw[] = {
@@ -461,6 +485,19 @@ static BlockDriver *find_hdev_driver(const char *filename)
     return drv;
 }
 
+static BlockDriver *bdrv_do_find_protocol(const char *protocol)
+{
+    BlockDriver *drv1;
+
+    QLIST_FOREACH(drv1, &bdrv_drivers, list) {
+        if (drv1->protocol_name && !strcmp(drv1->protocol_name, protocol)) {
+            return drv1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 BlockDriver *bdrv_find_protocol(const char *filename,
                                 bool allow_protocol_prefix,
                                 Error **errp)
@@ -469,6 +506,7 @@ BlockDriver *bdrv_find_protocol(const char *filename,
     char protocol[128];
     int len;
     const char *p;
+    int i;
 
     /* TODO Drivers without bdrv_file_open must be specified explicitly */
 
@@ -495,15 +533,25 @@ BlockDriver *bdrv_find_protocol(const char *filename,
         len = sizeof(protocol) - 1;
     memcpy(protocol, filename, len);
     protocol[len] = '\0';
-    QLIST_FOREACH(drv1, &bdrv_drivers, list) {
-        if (drv1->protocol_name &&
-            !strcmp(drv1->protocol_name, protocol)) {
-            return drv1;
+
+    drv1 = bdrv_do_find_protocol(protocol);
+    if (drv1) {
+        return drv1;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < (int)ARRAY_SIZE(block_driver_modules); ++i) {
+        if (block_driver_modules[i].protocol_name &&
+            !strcmp(block_driver_modules[i].protocol_name, protocol)) {
+            block_module_load_one(block_driver_modules[i].library_name);
+            break;
         }
     }
 
-    error_setg(errp, "Unknown protocol '%s'", protocol);
-    return NULL;
+    drv1 = bdrv_do_find_protocol(protocol);
+    if (!drv1) {
+        error_setg(errp, "Unknown protocol '%s'", protocol);
+    }
+    return drv1;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/block/Makefile.objs b/block/Makefile.objs
index 55da6266fe..3da471e388 100644
--- a/block/Makefile.objs
+++ b/block/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-block-obj-y += raw_bsd.o qcow.o vdi.o vmdk.o cloop.o bochs.o vpc.o vvfat.o
+block-obj-y += raw_bsd.o qcow.o vdi.o vmdk.o cloop.o bochs.o vpc.o vvfat.o dmg.o
 block-obj-y += qcow2.o qcow2-refcount.o qcow2-cluster.o qcow2-snapshot.o qcow2-cache.o
 block-obj-y += qed.o qed-gencb.o qed-l2-cache.o qed-table.o qed-cluster.o
 block-obj-y += qed-check.o
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ gluster.o-libs     := $(GLUSTERFS_LIBS)
 ssh.o-cflags       := $(LIBSSH2_CFLAGS)
 ssh.o-libs         := $(LIBSSH2_LIBS)
 archipelago.o-libs := $(ARCHIPELAGO_LIBS)
-block-obj-m        += dmg.o
 dmg.o-libs         := $(BZIP2_LIBS)
 qcow.o-libs        := -lz
 linux-aio.o-libs   := -laio
diff --git a/include/qemu/module.h b/include/qemu/module.h
index 2370708445..dc2c9d4c4e 100644
--- a/include/qemu/module.h
+++ b/include/qemu/module.h
@@ -52,9 +52,12 @@ typedef enum {
 #define qapi_init(function) module_init(function, MODULE_INIT_QAPI)
 #define type_init(function) module_init(function, MODULE_INIT_QOM)
 
+#define block_module_load_one(lib) module_load_one("block-", lib)
+
 void register_module_init(void (*fn)(void), module_init_type type);
 void register_dso_module_init(void (*fn)(void), module_init_type type);
 
 void module_call_init(module_init_type type);
+void module_load_one(const char *prefix, const char *lib_name);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/util/module.c b/util/module.c
index 86e3f7aba0..a5f7fbd941 100644
--- a/util/module.c
+++ b/util/module.c
@@ -87,14 +87,11 @@ void register_dso_module_init(void (*fn)(void), module_init_type type)
     QTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&dso_init_list, e, node);
 }
 
-static void module_load(module_init_type type);
-
 void module_call_init(module_init_type type)
 {
     ModuleTypeList *l;
     ModuleEntry *e;
 
-    module_load(type);
     l = find_type(type);
 
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(e, l, node) {
@@ -145,6 +142,7 @@ static int module_load_file(const char *fname)
         ret = -EINVAL;
     } else {
         QTAILQ_FOREACH(e, &dso_init_list, node) {
+            e->init();
             register_module_init(e->init, e->type);
         }
         ret = 0;
@@ -159,14 +157,10 @@ out:
 }
 #endif
 
-static void module_load(module_init_type type)
+void module_load_one(const char *prefix, const char *lib_name)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
     char *fname = NULL;
-    const char **mp;
-    static const char *block_modules[] = {
-        CONFIG_BLOCK_MODULES
-    };
     char *exec_dir;
     char *dirs[3];
     int i = 0;
@@ -177,15 +171,6 @@ static void module_load(module_init_type type)
         return;
     }
 
-    switch (type) {
-    case MODULE_INIT_BLOCK:
-        mp = block_modules;
-        break;
-    default:
-        /* no other types have dynamic modules for now*/
-        return;
-    }
-
     exec_dir = qemu_get_exec_dir();
     dirs[i++] = g_strdup_printf("%s", CONFIG_QEMU_MODDIR);
     dirs[i++] = g_strdup_printf("%s/..", exec_dir ? : "");
@@ -194,16 +179,15 @@ static void module_load(module_init_type type)
     g_free(exec_dir);
     exec_dir = NULL;
 
-    for ( ; *mp; mp++) {
-        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(dirs); i++) {
-            fname = g_strdup_printf("%s/%s%s", dirs[i], *mp, HOST_DSOSUF);
-            ret = module_load_file(fname);
-            g_free(fname);
-            fname = NULL;
-            /* Try loading until loaded a module file */
-            if (!ret) {
-                break;
-            }
+    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(dirs); i++) {
+        fname = g_strdup_printf("%s/%s%s%s",
+                dirs[i], prefix, lib_name, HOST_DSOSUF);
+        ret = module_load_file(fname);
+        g_free(fname);
+        fname = NULL;
+        /* Try loading until loaded a module file */
+        if (!ret) {
+            break;
         }
     }