diff --git a/libmodprobe/include/modprobe/modprobe.h b/libmodprobe/include/modprobe/modprobe.h
index ee6ae7a..297036e 100644
--- a/libmodprobe/include/modprobe/modprobe.h
+++ b/libmodprobe/include/modprobe/modprobe.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 class Modprobe {
   public:
-    Modprobe(const std::vector<std::string>&);
+    Modprobe(const std::vector<std::string>&, const std::string load_file = "modules.load");
 
     bool LoadListedModules(bool strict = true);
     bool LoadWithAliases(const std::string& module_name, bool strict,
diff --git a/libmodprobe/libmodprobe.cpp b/libmodprobe/libmodprobe.cpp
index f22bbf1..d193796 100644
--- a/libmodprobe/libmodprobe.cpp
+++ b/libmodprobe/libmodprobe.cpp
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-Modprobe::Modprobe(const std::vector<std::string>& base_paths) {
+Modprobe::Modprobe(const std::vector<std::string>& base_paths, const std::string load_file) {
     using namespace std::placeholders;
 
     for (const auto& base_path : base_paths) {
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
         ParseCfg(base_path + "/modules.softdep", softdep_callback);
 
         auto load_callback = std::bind(&Modprobe::ParseLoadCallback, this, _1);
-        ParseCfg(base_path + "/modules.load", load_callback);
+        ParseCfg(base_path + "/" + load_file, load_callback);
 
         auto options_callback = std::bind(&Modprobe::ParseOptionsCallback, this, _1);
         ParseCfg(base_path + "/modules.options", options_callback);