1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/modutils/modprobe-small.c b/modutils/modprobe-small.c
index e2bf828b7..8e765b2ee 100644
--- a/modutils/modprobe-small.c
+++ b/modutils/modprobe-small.c
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ static void process_module(char *name, const char *cmdline_options)
         free(deps);
 
         /* modprobe -> load it */
-        if (!is_rmmod && !strstr(options, "blacklist")) {
+        if (!is_rmmod && (options && !strstr(options, "blacklist"))) {
                 errno = 0;
                 if (load_module(info->pathname, options) != 0) {
                         if (EEXIST != errno) {