diff --git a/init.d/modules.in b/init.d/modules.in
index abaab85b..3bcd2dda 100644
--- a/init.d/modules.in
+++ b/init.d/modules.in
@@ -41,18 +41,18 @@ find_modfiles()
 
 load_modules()
 {
-	local file m modules rc x
+	local file m _modules rc x
 	file=$1
 	[ -z "$file" ] && return 0
 	while read m x; do
 		case $m in
 			\;*) continue ;;
 			\#*) continue ;;
-			*) modules="$modules $m"
+			*) _modules="$_modules $m"
 			;;
 		esac
 	done < $file
-	for x in $modules; do
+	for x in $_modules; do
 		ebegin "Loading module $x"
 		case "$RC_UNAME" in
 			FreeBSD) kldload "$x"; rc=$? ;;