diff --git a/sys/modules/linux/linux.sh b/sys/modules/linux/linux.sh
index aad1331a274..a9215cf0be7 100644
--- a/sys/modules/linux/linux.sh
+++ b/sys/modules/linux/linux.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,18 @@
 
 FOUND=`kldstat -v | egrep 'linux(aout|elf)'`
 
+exitcode=0
+
 if [ "x$FOUND" != x ] ; then           
 	echo Linux driver already loaded
-	exit 1
+	exitcode=1
 else    
 	kldload linux                                                
+	exitcode=$?
 fi
+
+if [ -f /compat/linux/sbin/ldconfig ] ; then
+	/compat/linux/sbin/ldconfig
+fi
+
+exit $exitcode