1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/modutils/modprobe-small.c b/modutils/modprobe-small.c
index bd855f628..5b7836344 100644
--- a/modutils/modprobe-small.c
+++ b/modutils/modprobe-small.c
@@ -594,11 +594,18 @@ static void process_module(char *name, const char *cmdline_options)
                                 bb_perror_msg("remove '%s'", name);
                         goto ret;
                 }
-                /* N.B. we do not stop here -
+
+                if (applet_name[0] == 'r') {
+                        /* rmmod: do not remove dependencies, exit */
+                        goto ret;
+                }
+
+                /* modprobe -r: we do not stop here -
                  * continue to unload modules on which the module depends:
                  * "-r --remove: option causes modprobe to remove a module.
                  * If the modules it depends on are also unused, modprobe
-                 * will try to remove them, too." */
+                 * will try to remove them, too."
+                 */
         }
 
         if (!info) {