diff --git a/units/systemd-modules-load.service.in b/units/systemd-modules-load.service.in
index 72e1d70dce..243afadc83 100644
--- a/units/systemd-modules-load.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-modules-load.service.in
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ DefaultDependencies=no
 Conflicts=shutdown.target
 After=systemd-readahead-collect.service systemd-readahead-replay.service
 Before=sysinit.target shutdown.target
+ConditionCapability=CAP_SYS_MODULE
 ConditionDirectoryNotEmpty=|/lib/modules-load.d
 ConditionDirectoryNotEmpty=|/usr/lib/modules-load.d
 ConditionDirectoryNotEmpty=|/usr/local/lib/modules-load.d