--- /dev/null
+--- a/modutils/insmod.c
++++ b/modutils/insmod.c
+@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int insmod_main(int argc, char **argv) M
+ int insmod_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
+ {
+ char *filename;
+- int rc;
++ int rc, opt;
+
+ /* Compat note:
+ * 2.6 style insmod has no options and required filename
+@@ -117,10 +117,8 @@ int insmod_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, c
+ * or in $MODPATH.
+ */
+
+- IF_FEATURE_2_4_MODULES(
+- getopt32(argv, INSMOD_OPTS INSMOD_ARGS);
+- argv += optind - 1;
+- );
++ opt = getopt32(argv, INSMOD_OPTS, NULL, NULL);
++ argv += optind - 1;
+
+ filename = *++argv;
+ if (!filename)
+@@ -131,7 +129,7 @@ int insmod_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, c
+ goto done;
+
+ rc = bb_init_module(g_filename, parse_cmdline_module_options(argv));
+- if (rc)
++ if (rc && !(opt & INSMOD_OPT_SILENT))
+ bb_error_msg("can't insert '%s': %s", filename, moderror(rc));
+ free (g_filename);
+