diff --git a/defaults/initrd.d/00-modules.sh b/defaults/initrd.d/00-modules.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..dfe9f77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/defaults/initrd.d/00-modules.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. /etc/initrd.d/00-common.sh
+. /etc/initrd.d/00-devmgr.sh
+
+
+_modules_load() {
+    for module in ${*}; do
+        echo ${module} >> /etc/modules/extra_load
+    done
+    _modules_scan extra_load
+}
+
+_modules_scan() {
+    local mods
+    local loaded
+
+    mods=$(cat /etc/modules/${1} 2>/dev/null)
+    [ -n "${mods}" ] && [ -z "${QUIET}" ] && \
+        echo -ne "${BOLD}   ::${NORMAL} Loading from ${1}: "
+
+    for x in ${mods}; do
+        local mload=$(echo ${MLIST} | sed -e "s/.*${x}.*/${x}/")
+        if [ "${mload}" = "${x}" ]; then
+            # Only module to no-load
+            [ -z "${QUIET}" ] && \
+                echo -e "${BOLD}   ::${NORMAL} Skipping ${x}..."
+        elif [ "${mload}" = "${MLIST}" ]; then
+            if [ -n "${DEBUG}" ]; then
+                echo -ne "${BOLD}   ::${NORMAL} "
+                echo -ne "Scanning for ${x}..."
+            fi
+            modprobe ${x} > /dev/null 2>&1
+            loaded=${?}
+
+            [ -n "${DEBUG}" -a "${loaded}" = "0" ] && \
+                echo "loaded"
+            [ -n "${DEBUG}" -a "${loaded}" != "0" ] && \
+                echo "not loaded"
+
+            [ -z "${DEBUG}" -a "${loaded}" = "0" ] && \
+                [ -z "${QUIET}" ] && \
+                echo -en "${x} "
+        else
+            [ -z "${QUIET}" ] && \
+                echo -e "${BOLD}   ::${NORMAL} Skipping ${x}..."
+        fi
+    done
+    [ -n "${mods}" ] && [ -z "${QUIET}" ] && echo
+}
+
+modules_init() {
+    if [ -z "${DO_modules}" ]; then
+        good_msg 'Skipping module load; disabled via commandline'
+    elif [ -d "/lib/modules/${KV}" ]; then
+        good_msg 'Loading modules'
+        # Load appropriate kernel modules
+        if [ "${NODETECT}" != "1" ]; then
+            for modules in ${MY_HWOPTS}; do
+                _modules_scan ${modules}
+            done
+        fi
+        # Always eval doload=...
+        _modules_load ${MDOLIST}
+    else
+        good_msg 'Skipping module load; no modules in the ramdisk!'
+    fi
+
+    # Give udev time to execute all the rules. This may be beneficial
+    # for usb-storage devices.
+    is_udev && udevadm settle
+}
+
diff --git a/defaults/initrd.scripts b/defaults/initrd.scripts
index abc99e5..5f9165e 100755
--- a/defaults/initrd.scripts
+++ b/defaults/initrd.scripts
@@ -6,80 +6,9 @@
 . /etc/initrd.d/00-fsdev.sh
 . /etc/initrd.d/00-devmgr.sh
 . /etc/initrd.d/00-zfs.sh
+. /etc/initrd.d/00-modules.sh
 
 
-modules_load() {
-    for module in $*
-    do
-        echo ${module} >> /etc/modules/extra_load
-    done
-
-    modules_scan extra_load
-}
-
-modules_scan() {
-    local MODS
-    local loaded
-
-    MODS=$(cat /etc/modules/${1} 2>/dev/null)
-    [ -n "${MODS}" ] && [ -z "${QUIET}" ] && \
-        echo -ne "${BOLD}   ::${NORMAL} Loading from ${1}: "
-
-    for x in ${MODS}
-    do
-        MLOAD=$(echo ${MLIST} | sed -e "s/.*${x}.*/${x}/")
-        if [ "${MLOAD}" = "${x}" ] # Only module to no-load
-        then
-            [ -z "${QUIET}" ] && \
-                echo -e "${BOLD}   ::${NORMAL} Skipping ${x}..."
-        elif [ "${MLOAD}" = "${MLIST}" ]
-        then
-            if [ -n "${DEBUG}" ]; then
-                echo -ne "${BOLD}   ::${NORMAL} "
-                echo -ne "Scanning for ${x}..."
-            fi
-            modprobe ${x} > /dev/null 2>&1
-            loaded=${?}
-
-            [ -n "${DEBUG}" -a "${loaded}" = "0" ] && \
-                echo "loaded"
-            [ -n "${DEBUG}" -a "${loaded}" != "0" ] && \
-                echo "not loaded"
-
-            [ -z "${DEBUG}" -a "${loaded}" = "0" ] && \
-                [ -z "${QUIET}" ] && \
-                echo -en "${x} "
-        else
-            [ -z "${QUIET}" ] && \
-                echo -e "${BOLD}   ::${NORMAL} Skipping ${x}..."
-        fi
-    done
-    [ -n "${MODS}" ] && [ -z "${QUIET}" ] && echo
-}
-
-modules_init() {
-    if [ -z "${DO_modules}" ]; then
-        good_msg 'Skipping module load; disabled via commandline'
-    elif [ -d "/lib/modules/${KV}" ]; then
-        good_msg 'Loading modules'
-        # Load appropriate kernel modules
-        if [ "${NODETECT}" != '1' ]; then
-            for modules in ${MY_HWOPTS}
-            do
-                modules_scan ${modules}
-            done
-        fi
-        # Always eval doload=...
-        modules_load ${MDOLIST}
-    else
-        good_msg 'Skipping module load; no modules in the ramdisk!'
-    fi
-
-    # Give udev time to execute all the rules. This may be beneficial
-    # for usb-storage devices.
-    is_udev && udevadm settle
-}
-
 uppercase() {
     # needs tr on busybox
     echo ${1} | tr 'a-z' 'A-Z'
@@ -553,22 +482,6 @@ cmdline_hwopts() {
     MY_HWOPTS=${TMP_HWOPTS}
 }
 
-load_modules() {
-    # Load modules listed in MY_HWOPTS if /lib/modules exists for the running
-    # kernel version
-    if [ -d "/lib/modules/${KV}" ]
-    then
-        good_msg 'Loading modules'
-        # Load appropriate kernel modules
-        for modules in $MY_HWOPTS
-        do
-            modules_scan $modules
-        done
-    else
-        good_msg 'Skipping module load; no modules in the ramdisk!'
-    fi
-}
-
 setup_keymap() {
     if [ "${DO_keymap}" ]
     then