diff --git a/conf.d/Makefile b/conf.d/Makefile
index b8da0e04..fb54fc57 100644
--- a/conf.d/Makefile
+++ b/conf.d/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ endif
 MK=	../mk
 include ${MK}/os.mk
 
-CONF-FreeBSD=	ipfw moused powerd rarpd savecore syscons
+CONF-FreeBSD=	ipfw modules moused powerd rarpd savecore syscons
 
 CONF-Linux=	consolefont devfs dmesg hwclock keymaps killprocs modules mtab \
 	net-online
diff --git a/conf.d/modules b/conf.d/modules
index a062a620..c35b9edf 100644
--- a/conf.d/modules
+++ b/conf.d/modules
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
-# You can define a list modules for a specific kernel version,
-# a released kernel version, a main kernel version or just a list.
+# Linux users can define a list of modules for a specific kernel version,
+# a released kernel version, a main kernel version or all kernel versions.
 # The most specific versioned variable will take precedence.
+# FreeBSD users can only use the modules="foo bar" setting.
 #modules_2_6_23_gentoo_r5="ieee1394 ohci1394"
 #modules_2_6_23="tun ieee1394"
 #modules_2_6="tun"
 #modules_2="ipv6"
 #modules="ohci1394"
 
-# You can give modules a different name when they load - the new name
+# Linux users can give modules a different name when they load - the new name
 # will also be used to pick arguments below.
+# This is not supported on FreeBSD.
 #modules="dummy:dummy1"
 
-# Give the modules some arguments if needed, per version if necessary.
+# Linux users can give the modules some arguments if needed, per version
+# if necessary.
 # Again, the most specific versioned variable will take precedence.
+# This is not supported on FreeBSD.
 #module_ieee1394_args="debug"
 #module_ieee1394_args_2_6_23_gentoo_r5="debug2"
 #module_ieee1394_args_2_6_23="debug3"
diff --git a/init.d/Makefile b/init.d/Makefile
index f2560956..55db3d14 100644
--- a/init.d/Makefile
+++ b/init.d/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ MK=	../mk
 include ${MK}/os.mk
 
 # Generic BSD scripts
-SRCS-FreeBSD=	hostid.in moused.in newsyslog.in pf.in rarpd.in rc-enabled.in \
-		rpcbind.in savecore.in syslogd.in
+SRCS-FreeBSD=	hostid.in modules.in moused.in newsyslog.in pf.in rarpd.in \
+		rc-enabled.in rpcbind.in savecore.in syslogd.in
 # These are FreeBSD specific
 SRCS-FreeBSD+=	adjkerntz.in devd.in dumpon.in encswap.in ipfw.in \
 		mixer.in nscd.in powerd.in syscons.in
diff --git a/init.d/modules.in b/init.d/modules.in
index 6ff90d68..7a02c3a5 100644
--- a/init.d/modules.in
+++ b/init.d/modules.in
@@ -17,7 +17,18 @@ depend()
 	keyword -openvz -prefix -systemd-nspawn -vserver -lxc
 }
 
-start()
+FreeBSD_modules()
+{
+	local cnt=0 x
+	for x in $modules; do
+		ebegin "Loading module $x"
+		kldload "$x"
+		eend $? "Failed to load $x" && : $(( cnt += 1 ))
+	done
+	einfo "Autoloaded $cnt module(s)"
+}
+
+Linux_modules()
 {
 	# Should not fail if kernel do not have module
 	# support compiled in ...
@@ -68,3 +79,12 @@ start()
 	done
 	einfo "Autoloaded $cnt module(s)"
 }
+
+start()
+{
+	case "$RC_UNAME" in
+		FreeBSD|Linux) ${RC_UNAME}_modules ;;
+		*) ;;
+	esac
+	return 0
+}
diff --git a/runlevels/Makefile b/runlevels/Makefile
index df6b53a2..d367147e 100644
--- a/runlevels/Makefile
+++ b/runlevels/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ SYSINIT-${OS}=
 BOOT-BSD=	hostid newsyslog savecore syslogd swap-blk
 
 # Generic BSD stuff
-BOOT-FreeBSD+=	hostid newsyslog savecore syslogd
+BOOT-FreeBSD+=	hostid modules newsyslog savecore syslogd
 # FreeBSD specific stuff
 BOOT-FreeBSD+=	adjkerntz dumpon syscons