--- autofs-4.1.4_beta2/samples/rc.autofs.in.orig	2005-02-15 02:31:20.000000000 +0100
+++ autofs-4.1.4_beta2/samples/rc.autofs.in	2005-02-15 02:31:37.000000000 +0100
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@
 		# autofs filesystem support not loaded
 		echo -n ' loading autofs4 kernel module,'
 		modprobe autofs4 || true
-	elif lsmod | grep -q autofs[^4]; then
+	elif ( [ -f /proc/modules ] && lsmod ) | grep -q autofs[^4]; then
 		# wrong autofs filesystem module loaded
 		echo
 		echo "WARNING: autofs kernel module is loaded, autofs4 needed"