diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 40963d5bd4..1d034fdede 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/version.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=base-files
-PKG_RELEASE:=173.5
+PKG_RELEASE:=173.6
 PKG_FLAGS:=nonshared
 
 PKG_FILE_DEPENDS:=$(PLATFORM_DIR)/ $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh
index bea5f0f96b..c69feb33b8 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions.sh
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ insert_modules() {
 		if [ -f /etc/modules.d/$m ]; then
 			sed 's/^[^#]/insmod &/' /etc/modules.d/$m | ash 2>&- || :
 		else
-			modprobe $m
+			modprobe $m || :
 		fi
 	done
 }