diff --git a/source/custom/custom.go b/source/custom/custom.go
index fdaf76269..33abb7c7f 100644
--- a/source/custom/custom.go
+++ b/source/custom/custom.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ type customSource struct {
 
 // Singleton source instance
 var (
-	src customSource
+	src                           = customSource{config: newDefaultConfig()}
 	_   source.LabelSource        = &src
 	_   source.ConfigurableSource = &src
 )
diff --git a/source/custom/rules/loaded_kmod_rule.go b/source/custom/rules/loaded_kmod_rule.go
index f2a9c84d2..1fdb546f8 100644
--- a/source/custom/rules/loaded_kmod_rule.go
+++ b/source/custom/rules/loaded_kmod_rule.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2020 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright 2020-2021 The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -18,44 +18,26 @@ package rules
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"strings"
+
+	"sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/source"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/source/kernel"
 )
 
 // LoadedKModRule matches loaded kernel modules in the system
 type LoadedKModRule []string
 
-const kmodProcfsPath = "/proc/modules"
-
 // Match loaded kernel modules on provided list of kernel modules
 func (kmods *LoadedKModRule) Match() (bool, error) {
-	loadedModules, err := kmods.getLoadedModules()
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to get loaded kernel modules. %s", err.Error())
+	modules, ok := source.GetFeatureSource("kernel").GetFeatures().Keys[kernel.LoadedModuleFeature]
+	if !ok {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("info about loaded modules not available")
 	}
+
 	for _, kmod := range *kmods {
-		if _, ok := loadedModules[kmod]; !ok {
+		if _, ok := modules.Elements[kmod]; !ok {
 			// kernel module not loaded
 			return false, nil
 		}
 	}
 	return true, nil
 }
-
-func (kmods *LoadedKModRule) getLoadedModules() (map[string]struct{}, error) {
-	out, err := ioutil.ReadFile(kmodProcfsPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read file %s: %s", kmodProcfsPath, err.Error())
-	}
-
-	loadedMods := make(map[string]struct{})
-	for _, line := range strings.Split(string(out), "\n") {
-		// skip empty lines
-		if len(line) == 0 {
-			continue
-		}
-		// append loaded module
-		loadedMods[strings.Fields(line)[0]] = struct{}{}
-	}
-	return loadedMods, nil
-}
diff --git a/source/kernel/kernel.go b/source/kernel/kernel.go
index 24a8824a1..a24fba650 100644
--- a/source/kernel/kernel.go
+++ b/source/kernel/kernel.go
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ import (
 const Name = "kernel"
 
 const (
-	ConfigFeature  = "config"
-	SelinuxFeature = "selinux"
-	VersionFeature = "version"
+	ConfigFeature       = "config"
+	LoadedModuleFeature = "loadedmodule"
+	SelinuxFeature      = "selinux"
+	VersionFeature      = "version"
 )
 
 // Configuration file options
@@ -129,6 +130,12 @@ func (s *kernelSource) Discover() error {
 		s.features.Values[ConfigFeature] = feature.NewValueFeatures(kconfig)
 	}
 
+	if kmods, err := getLoadedModules(); err != nil {
+		klog.Errorf("failed to get loaded kernel modules: %v", err)
+	} else {
+		s.features.Keys[LoadedModuleFeature] = feature.NewKeyFeatures(kmods...)
+	}
+
 	if selinux, err := SelinuxEnabled(); err != nil {
 		klog.Warning(err)
 	} else {
diff --git a/source/kernel/modules.go b/source/kernel/modules.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54dfdf4e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/kernel/modules.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2021 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package kernel
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+const kmodProcfsPath = "/proc/modules"
+
+func getLoadedModules() ([]string, error) {
+	out, err := ioutil.ReadFile(kmodProcfsPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read file %s: %s", kmodProcfsPath, err.Error())
+	}
+
+	lines := strings.Split(string(out), "\n")
+	loadedMods := make([]string, len(lines))
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		// skip empty lines
+		if len(line) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		// append loaded module
+		loadedMods = append(loadedMods, strings.Fields(line)[0])
+	}
+	return loadedMods, nil
+}