1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/modutils/modprobe.c b/modutils/modprobe.c
index 98003ca16..83244fca5 100644
--- a/modutils/modprobe.c
+++ b/modutils/modprobe.c
@@ -470,6 +470,11 @@ static void check_dep ( char *mod, struct mod_list_t **head, struct mod_list_t *
                         return;
         }
 
+        if ( !path ) {
+                bb_error_msg ("module %s not found.", mod);
+                return;
+        }
+
         // search for duplicates
         for ( find = *head; find; find = find-> m_next ) {
                 if ( !strcmp ( mod, find-> m_name )) {