diff --git a/usr/share/tinyramfs/init b/usr/share/tinyramfs/init
index 0c335ee..35d9f0b 100755
--- a/usr/share/tinyramfs/init
+++ b/usr/share/tinyramfs/init
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ prepare_environment()
 
     trap 'panic "something went wrong"' EXIT
 
-    [ "$modules" ] && modprobe -a "$modules" ||:
+    if [ "$modules" ]; then
+        modprobe -a "$modules"
+    fi
 }
 
 parse_cmdline()