diff --git a/Shorewall/lib.common b/Shorewall/lib.common
index 80bc0c9a7..007946bf5 100644
--- a/Shorewall/lib.common
+++ b/Shorewall/lib.common
@@ -226,26 +226,28 @@ loadmodule() # $1 = module name, $2 - * arguments
     local suffix
 
     if [ -d /sys/module/ ]; then
-	if [ ! -d /sys/module/$modulename ]; then
-	    shift
+	if ! list_search $modulename $DONT_LOAD; then
+	    if [ ! -d /sys/module/$modulename ]; then
+		shift
 
-	    for suffix in $MODULE_SUFFIX ; do
-		for directory in $moduledirectories; do
-		    modulefile=$directory/${modulename}.${suffix}
+		for suffix in $MODULE_SUFFIX ; do
+		    for directory in $moduledirectories; do
+			modulefile=$directory/${modulename}.${suffix}
 
-		    if [ -f $modulefile ]; then
-			case $moduleloader in
-			    insmod)
-				insmod $modulefile $*
-				;;
-			    *)
-				modprobe $modulename $*
-				;;
-			esac
-			break 2
-		    fi
+			if [ -f $modulefile ]; then
+			    case $moduleloader in
+				insmod)
+				    insmod $modulefile $*
+				    ;;
+				*)
+				    modprobe $modulename $*
+				    ;;
+			    esac
+			    break 2
+			fi
+		    done
 		done
-	    done
+	    fi
 	fi
     elif ! list_search $modulename $DONT_LOAD $MODULES; then
 	shift
diff --git a/Shorewall6/lib.common b/Shorewall6/lib.common
index 2c84d0f9a..b3f889ffc 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/lib.common
+++ b/Shorewall6/lib.common
@@ -248,26 +248,28 @@ loadmodule() # $1 = module name, $2 - * arguments
     local suffix
 
      if [ -d /sys/module/ ]; then
-	if [ ! -d /sys/module/$modulename ]; then
-	    shift
+	if ! list_search $modulename $DONT_LOAD; then
+	    if [ ! -d /sys/module/$modulename ]; then
+		shift
 
-	    for suffix in $MODULE_SUFFIX ; do
-		for directory in $moduledirectories; do
-		    modulefile=$directory/${modulename}.${suffix}
+		for suffix in $MODULE_SUFFIX ; do
+		    for directory in $moduledirectories; do
+			modulefile=$directory/${modulename}.${suffix}
 
-		    if [ -f $modulefile ]; then
-			case $moduleloader in
-			    insmod)
-				insmod $modulefile $*
-				;;
-			    *)
-				modprobe $modulename $*
-				;;
-			esac
-			break 2
-		    fi
+			if [ -f $modulefile ]; then
+			    case $moduleloader in
+				insmod)
+				    insmod $modulefile $*
+				    ;;
+				*)
+				    modprobe $modulename $*
+				    ;;
+			    esac
+			    break 2
+			fi
+		    done
 		done
-	    done
+	    fi
 	fi
     elif ! list_search $modulename $MODULES $DONT_LOAD ; then
 	shift