diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6777eb0f4..429467d02 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2011-05-14  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
+
+	* grub-core/kern/dl.c (grub_dl_load_file): Decrease ref counter
+	rather than resetting it to allow modules to reference themselves
+	in init.
+
 2011-05-14  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	* grub-core/kern/dl.c (grub_dl_unload): Don't decrease reference
diff --git a/grub-core/kern/dl.c b/grub-core/kern/dl.c
index 6104f229e..623e0cbcb 100644
--- a/grub-core/kern/dl.c
+++ b/grub-core/kern/dl.c
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ grub_dl_load_file (const char *filename)
       return 0;
     }
 
-  mod->ref_count = 0;
+  mod->ref_count--;
   return mod;
 }