--- a/depmod.c
+++ b/depmod.c
@@ -1853,6 +1853,13 @@
 				MODULE_DIR, version);
 		len = strlen(dirname);
 		search = add_search(dirname, len, search);
+		free(dirname);
+
+		nofail_asprintf(&dirname, "%s%s%s/backports", basedir,
+				MODULE_DIR, version);
+		len = strlen(dirname);
+		search = add_search(dirname, len, search);
+		free(dirname);
 	}
 	if (!all) {
 		/* Do command line args. */