diff --git a/res/res_prometheus.c b/res/res_prometheus.c
index 4aacf6e85c..9e4618132e 100644
--- a/res/res_prometheus.c
+++ b/res/res_prometheus.c
@@ -974,8 +974,13 @@ static int load_module(void)
 	if (cli_init()
 		|| channel_metrics_init()
 		|| endpoint_metrics_init()
-		|| bridge_metrics_init()
-		|| pjsip_outbound_registration_metrics_init()) {
+		|| bridge_metrics_init()) {
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	if(ast_module_check("res_pjsip_outbound_registration.so")) {
+		/* Call a local function, used in the core prometheus code only */
+		if (pjsip_outbound_registration_metrics_init())
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
@@ -1004,6 +1009,7 @@ AST_MODULE_INFO(ASTERISK_GPL_KEY, AST_MODFLAG_GLOBAL_SYMBOLS | AST_MODFLAG_LOAD_
 	.load_pri = AST_MODPRI_DEFAULT,
 #ifdef HAVE_PJPROJECT
 	/* This module explicitly calls into res_pjsip if Asterisk is built with PJSIP support, so they are required. */
-	.requires = "res_pjsip,res_pjsip_outbound_registration",
+	.requires = "res_pjsip",
+	.optional_modules = "res_pjsip_outbound_registration",
 #endif
 );