diff --git a/defaults/initrd.scripts b/defaults/initrd.scripts
index 03158d1..ac33442 100644
--- a/defaults/initrd.scripts
+++ b/defaults/initrd.scripts
@@ -181,6 +181,29 @@ modules_scan() {
 	[ -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'
diff --git a/defaults/linuxrc b/defaults/linuxrc
index 323a743..2951384 100644
--- a/defaults/linuxrc
+++ b/defaults/linuxrc
@@ -291,30 +291,7 @@ fi
 
 splash_init
 
-# Load modules listed in MY_HWOPTS if /lib/modules exists for the running kernel
-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
+modules_init
 
 # Apply scan delay if specified
 sdelay