diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index c5ef44f..2fb4246 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 extern char modprobe_path[];
+extern int modules_disabled;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG
 extern int sg_big_buff;
@@ -533,6 +534,17 @@
 		.proc_handler	= &proc_dostring,
 		.strategy	= &sysctl_string,
 	},
+	{
+		.ctl_name	= CTL_UNNUMBERED,
+		.procname	= "modules_disabled",
+		.data		= &modules_disabled,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		/* only handle a transition from default "0" to "1" */
+		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.extra1		= &one,
+		.extra2		= &one,
+	},
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG) && defined(CONFIG_NET)
 	{