diff --git a/utils/opcontrol b/utils/opcontrol
index ce53010..60a7e64 100644
--- a/utils/opcontrol
+++ b/utils/opcontrol
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ 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
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ 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
