diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 1413413fcb9f..d83cb634c24f 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -2299,6 +2299,18 @@ config MODULE_ALLOW_MISSING_NAMESPACE_IMPORTS
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+config MODPROBE_PATH
+	string "Path to modprobe binary"
+	default "/sbin/modprobe"
+	help
+	  When kernel code requests a module, it does so by calling
+	  the "modprobe" userspace utility. This option allows you to
+	  set the path where that binary is found. This can be changed
+	  at runtime via the sysctl file
+	  /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe. Setting this to the empty string
+	  removes the kernel's ability to request modules (but
+	  userspace can still load modules explicitly).
+
 config TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS
 	bool "Trim unused exported kernel symbols" if EXPERT
 	depends on !COMPILE_TEST
diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c
index 3cd075ce2a1e..b717134ebe17 100644
--- a/kernel/kmod.c
+++ b/kernel/kmod.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(kmod_wq);
 /*
 	modprobe_path is set via /proc/sys.
 */
-char modprobe_path[KMOD_PATH_LEN] = "/sbin/modprobe";
+char modprobe_path[KMOD_PATH_LEN] = CONFIG_MODPROBE_PATH;
 
 static void free_modprobe_argv(struct subprocess_info *info)
 {