--- a/kmodloader.c
+++ b/kmodloader.c
@@ -605,6 +605,9 @@ static int main_insmod(int argc, char **
 		cur += sprintf(cur, "%s", argv[i]);
 	}
 
+	if (init_module_folders())
+		return -1;
+
 	if (get_module_path(argv[1])) {
 		name = argv[1];
 	} else if (!get_module_path(name)) {