1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/modutils/modutils.c b/modutils/modutils.c
index 405785ff5..ef4f6191b 100644
--- a/modutils/modutils.c
+++ b/modutils/modutils.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ int FAST_FUNC bb_init_module(const char *filename, const char *options)
         image = xmalloc_open_zipped_read_close(filename, &len);
         if (image) {
                 rc = 0;
-                if (init_module(image, len, options) != 0)
+                if (init_module(image, len, options ? options : "") != 0)
                         rc = errno;
                 free(image);
         }