--- a/utils/opcontrol
+++ b/utils/opcontrol
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ load_module_26()
 {
 	grep oprofilefs /proc/filesystems >/dev/null
 	if test "$?" -ne 0; then
-		modprobe oprofile
+		insmod oprofile
 		if test "$?" != "0"; then
 			# couldn't load the module
 			return
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ load_module_24()
 {
 	grep oprof /proc/devices >/dev/null
 	if test "$?" -ne 0; then
-		modprobe oprofile
+		insmod oprofile
 		if test "$?" != "0"; then
 			# couldn't load a module
 			return
