diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 263372e..7ac5c1c 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -420,6 +420,19 @@ mod_pango_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	-module \
 	-avoid-version
 
+if BUILD_ENABLE_RENDERER_BBULK
+module_LTLIBRARIES += mod-bbulk.la
+endif
+
+mod_bbulk_la_SOURCES = \
+	src/kmscon_module_interface.h \
+	src/githead.h \
+	src/text_bbulk.c \
+	src/kmscon_mod_bbulk.c
+mod_bbulk_la_LDFLAGS = \
+	-module \
+	-avoid-version
+
 #
 # Binaries
 # These are the sources for the main binaries and test programs. They mostly
@@ -499,10 +512,6 @@ if BUILD_ENABLE_RENDERER_BBLIT
 kmscon_SOURCES += src/text_bblit.c
 endif
 
-if BUILD_ENABLE_RENDERER_BBULK
-kmscon_SOURCES += src/text_bbulk.c
-endif
-
 if BUILD_ENABLE_RENDERER_GLTEX
 kmscon_SOURCES += \
 	src/text_gltex.c \
diff --git a/src/kmscon_mod_bbulk.c b/src/kmscon_mod_bbulk.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe2ad31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kmscon_mod_bbulk.c
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * kmscon - BBulk rendering backend module
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2013 David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@googlemail.com>
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+ * a copy of this software and associated documentation files
+ * (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+ * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+ * distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+ * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+ * the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+ * in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+ * OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+ * CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+ * TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
+ * SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * BBulk rendering backend module
+ * This module provides the bbulk renderer backend.
+ */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "text.h"
+#include "kmscon_module_interface.h"
+#include "log.h"
+
+#define LOG_SUBSYSTEM "mod_bbulk"
+
+static int kmscon_bbulk_load(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	kmscon_text_bbulk_ops.owner = KMSCON_THIS_MODULE;
+	ret = kmscon_text_register(&kmscon_text_bbulk_ops);
+	if (ret) {
+		log_error("cannot register bbulk renderer");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void kmscon_bbulk_unload(void)
+{
+	kmscon_text_unregister(kmscon_text_bbulk_ops.name);
+}
+
+KMSCON_MODULE(NULL, kmscon_bbulk_load, kmscon_bbulk_unload, NULL);
diff --git a/src/kmscon_terminal.c b/src/kmscon_terminal.c
index 582c047..d122238 100644
--- a/src/kmscon_terminal.c
+++ b/src/kmscon_terminal.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ static int add_display(struct kmscon_terminal *term, struct uterm_display *disp)
 	else if (!ret)
 		be = "gltex";
 	else
-		be = NULL;
+		be = "bbulk";
 
 	ret = kmscon_text_new(&scr->txt, be);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/src/text.h b/src/text.h
index 5fdcd8e..3e65b05 100644
--- a/src/text.h
+++ b/src/text.h
@@ -132,24 +132,6 @@ static inline void kmscon_text_bblit_unload(void)
 
 #endif
 
-#ifdef BUILD_ENABLE_RENDERER_BBULK
-
-int kmscon_text_bbulk_load(void);
-void kmscon_text_bbulk_unload(void);
-
-#else
-
-static inline int kmscon_text_bbulk_load(void)
-{
-	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-}
-
-static inline void kmscon_text_bbulk_unload(void)
-{
-}
-
-#endif
-
 #ifdef BUILD_ENABLE_RENDERER_GLTEX
 
 int kmscon_text_gltex_load(void);
@@ -170,7 +152,6 @@ static inline void kmscon_text_gltex_unload(void)
 
 static inline void kmscon_text_load_all(void)
 {
-	kmscon_text_bbulk_load();
 	kmscon_text_bblit_load();
 	kmscon_text_gltex_load();
 }
@@ -179,7 +160,6 @@ static inline void kmscon_text_unload_all(void)
 {
 	kmscon_text_gltex_unload();
 	kmscon_text_bblit_unload();
-	kmscon_text_bbulk_unload();
 }
 
 #endif /* KMSCON_TEXT_H */