diff --git a/boot/init/tasks/modules.rb b/boot/init/tasks/modules.rb
index b3789fc3..c14a0090 100644
--- a/boot/init/tasks/modules.rb
+++ b/boot/init/tasks/modules.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 class Tasks::Modules < Task
   MODULES_PATH = "/lib/modules"
+  SYS_MODPROBE_PATH = "/proc/sys/kernel/modprobe"
   def initialize(*modules)
     add_dependency(:Files, MODULES_PATH)
     add_dependency(:Target, :Environment)
@@ -10,7 +11,12 @@ class Tasks::Modules < Task
   end
 
   def run()
-    System.write("/proc/sys/kernel/modprobe", System.which("modprobe"))
+    unless File.exists?(SYS_MODPROBE_PATH)
+      $logger.warn("Could not tell the path to modprobe to the kernel.")
+      $logger.warn("('#{SYS_MODPROBE_PATH}' is missing.)")
+      return
+    end
+    System.write(SYS_MODPROBE_PATH, System.which("modprobe"))
     @modules.each do |mod|
       begin
         System.run("modprobe", mod)