diff --git a/zdev/man/chzdev.8 b/zdev/man/chzdev.8
index 62b6a73e..91dddc35 100644
--- a/zdev/man/chzdev.8
+++ b/zdev/man/chzdev.8
@@ -636,6 +636,15 @@ option unless chzdev is run in an environment where udev is not fully
 functional (such as in the early phase of an initial RAM disk).
 .PP
 .
+.OD no-module-load "" ""
+Do not load kernel modules during chzdev execution.
+
+In some situations \fBchzdev\fR will attempt to load kernel modules to
+complete a configuration action. This behavior may be undesirable in some
+scenarios. The \fB\-\-no-module-load\fR option suppresses kernel module loading
+during \fBchzdev\fR execution.
+.PP
+.
 .OD persistent "p" ""
 Apply changes to persistent configuration only.
 
diff --git a/zdev/src/chzdev.c b/zdev/src/chzdev.c
index 29928de0..4f20fd36 100644
--- a/zdev/src/chzdev.c
+++ b/zdev/src/chzdev.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ struct options {
 	unsigned int quiet:1;
 	unsigned int no_settle:1;
 	unsigned int site_id;
+	unsigned int no_module_load:1;
 };
 
 /* Makefile converts chzdev_usage.txt into C file which we include here. */
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ enum {
 	OPT_NO_SETTLE		= (OPT_ANONYMOUS_BASE+__COUNTER__),
 	OPT_AUTO_CONF		= (OPT_ANONYMOUS_BASE+__COUNTER__),
 	OPT_SITE		= 's',
+	OPT_NO_MODULE_LOAD	= (OPT_ANONYMOUS_BASE+__COUNTER__),
 };
 
 static struct opts_conflict conflict_list[] = {
@@ -260,6 +262,7 @@ static const struct option opt_list[] = {
 	{ "quiet",		no_argument,	NULL, OPT_QUIET },
 	{ "no-settle",		no_argument,	NULL, OPT_NO_SETTLE },
 	{ "site",		required_argument, NULL, OPT_SITE },
+	{ "no-module-load",	no_argument,	NULL, OPT_NO_MODULE_LOAD },
 	{ NULL,			no_argument,	NULL, 0 },
 };
 
@@ -1018,6 +1021,11 @@ static exit_code_t parse_options(struct options *opts, int argc, char *argv[])
 			opts->no_settle = 1;
 			break;
 
+		case OPT_NO_MODULE_LOAD:
+			/* --no-module-load */
+			opts->no_module_load = 1;
+			break;
+
 		case OPT_SITE:
 			/* --site */
 			/* 1. User can specify only site-ids from 0 to 9
@@ -3177,6 +3185,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	dryrun	= opts.dryrun;
 	udev_no_settle = opts.no_settle;
 	path_set_base(opts.base);
+	module_load_suppress(opts.no_module_load);
 
 	if (dryrun)
 		info("Starting dry-run, configuration will not be changed\n");
diff --git a/zdev/src/chzdev_usage.txt b/zdev/src/chzdev_usage.txt
index d146057e..87deb8ca 100644
--- a/zdev/src/chzdev_usage.txt
+++ b/zdev/src/chzdev_usage.txt
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ OPTIONS
       --dry-run          Display changes without applying
       --base PATH        Use PATH as base for accessing files
       --no-settle        Do not wait for udev to settle
+      --no-module-load   Do not load kernel modules during execution
       --auto-conf        Apply changes to auto-configuration only
   -s, --site ID          Apply changes to the specified site only
       --is-owner FILE    Examine whether the file is generated by zdev