--- a/utils/opcontrol
+++ b/utils/opcontrol
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ 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
