diff --git a/pylint/checkers/variables.py b/pylint/checkers/variables.py
index 6e9941529c..8dcaf2cc02 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/variables.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/variables.py
@@ -3080,9 +3080,11 @@ def _check_module_attrs(
                 module = None
                 break
             try:
-                module = next(module.getattr(name)[0].infer())
+                module = module.getattr(name)[0]
                 if not isinstance(module, nodes.Module):
-                    return None
+                    module = next(module.infer())
+                    if not isinstance(module, nodes.Module):
+                        return None
             except astroid.NotFoundError:
                 # Unable to import `name` from `module`. Since `name` may itself be a
                 # module, we first check if it matches the ignored modules.