diff --git a/libmodprobe/include/modprobe/modprobe.h b/libmodprobe/include/modprobe/modprobe.h
index 421d82644..333fc5506 100644
--- a/libmodprobe/include/modprobe/modprobe.h
+++ b/libmodprobe/include/modprobe/modprobe.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Modprobe {
   public:
     Modprobe(const std::vector<std::string>&);
 
-    bool LoadListedModules();
+    bool LoadListedModules(bool strict = true);
     bool LoadWithAliases(const std::string& module_name, bool strict,
                          const std::string& parameters = "");
     bool Remove(const std::string& module_name);
diff --git a/libmodprobe/libmodprobe.cpp b/libmodprobe/libmodprobe.cpp
index 3c78ec999..6b9107fd5 100644
--- a/libmodprobe/libmodprobe.cpp
+++ b/libmodprobe/libmodprobe.cpp
@@ -360,13 +360,15 @@ bool Modprobe::LoadWithAliases(const std::string& module_name, bool strict,
     return true;
 }
 
-bool Modprobe::LoadListedModules() {
+bool Modprobe::LoadListedModules(bool strict) {
+    auto ret = true;
     for (const auto& module : module_load_) {
         if (!LoadWithAliases(module, true)) {
-            return false;
+            ret = false;
+            if (strict) break;
         }
     }
-    return true;
+    return ret;
 }
 
 bool Modprobe::Remove(const std::string& module_name) {