diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/modutils-initscripts/files/modutils.sh b/meta/recipes-kernel/modutils-initscripts/files/modutils.sh
index 9049bbb8aa..a78adf5729 100755
--- a/meta/recipes-kernel/modutils-initscripts/files/modutils.sh
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/modutils-initscripts/files/modutils.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 LOAD_MODULE=modprobe
 [ -f /proc/modules ] || exit 0
-[ -f /etc/modules ] || exit 0
+[ -f /etc/modules ] || [ -d /etc/modules-load.d ] || exit 0
 [ -e /sbin/modprobe ] || LOAD_MODULE=insmod
 
 if [ ! -f /lib/modules/`uname -r`/modules.dep ]; then
@@ -21,15 +21,31 @@ if [ ! -f /lib/modules/`uname -r`/modules.dep ]; then
 	depmod -Ae
 fi
 
+loaded_modules=" "
+
+process_file() {
+	file=$1
+
+	(cat $file; echo; ) |
+	while read module args
+	do
+		case "$module" in
+			\#*|"") continue ;;
+		esac
+		[ -n "$(echo $loaded_modules | grep " $module ")" ] && continue
+		[ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && echo -n "$module "
+		eval "$LOAD_MODULE $module $args >/dev/null 2>&1"
+		loaded_modules="${loaded_modules}${module} "
+	done
+}
+
 [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && echo -n "Loading modules: "
-(cat /etc/modules; echo; ) |
-while read module args
-do
-	case "$module" in
-		\#*|"") continue ;;
-	esac
-	[ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && echo -n "$module "
-	eval "$LOAD_MODULE $module $args >/dev/null 2>&1"
+[ -f /etc/modules ] && process_file /etc/modules
+
+[ -d /etc/modules-load.d ] || exit 0
+
+for f in /etc/modules-load.d/*.conf; do
+	process_file $f
 done
 [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && echo