diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d1cb2589f..714598a78 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 	* hw/xfree86/loader/loadmod.c:
 	Coverity #1053: Nuke a dead variable.
+	Coverity #269: Compare the requested ABI class against the ABI class
+	    of the module, not the module class.
 
 	* miext/cw/cw.c:
 	Coverity #337: Remove useless NULL check.
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/loader/loadmod.c b/hw/xfree86/loader/loadmod.c
index de357e2cc..a887e2597 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/loader/loadmod.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/loader/loadmod.c
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ CheckVersion(const char *module, XF86ModuleVersionInfo * data,
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
 	} else if (req->abiclass != ABI_CLASS_NONE) {
-	    if (!data->abiclass || strcmp(req->abiclass, data->moduleclass)) {
+	    if (!data->abiclass || strcmp(req->abiclass, data->abiclass)) {
 		xf86MsgVerb(X_WARNING, 2, "ABI class (%s) doesn't match the "
 			    "required ABI class (%s)\n",
 			    data->abiclass ? data->abiclass : "<NONE>",