diff --git a/apmd.init b/apmd.init
index 01a0c0f..bce8abc 100755
--- a/apmd.init
+++ b/apmd.init
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@
 # config: /etc/sysconfig/apmd
 # clock: /etc/sysconfig/clock
 
-# Don't bother if /proc/apm doesn't exist, kernel doesn't have support for APM.
+# If APM isn't supported by the kernel, try loading the module...
+[ -e /proc/apm ] || /sbin/modprobe apm &>/dev/null
+
+# Don't bother if /proc/apm still doesn't exist, kernel doesn't have
+# support for APM.
 [ -e /proc/apm ] || exit 0
 
 CONFIG=/etc/sysconfig/apmd
@@ -33,6 +37,7 @@ stop() {
 	killproc apmd
 	RETVAL=$?
 	[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f /var/lock/subsys/apmd
+	/sbin/modprobe -r apm &>/dev/null
 	echo
 }
 
diff --git a/apmd.spec b/apmd.spec
index bd7d665..5c0e8a2 100644
--- a/apmd.spec
+++ b/apmd.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Summary: Advanced Power Management (APM) BIOS utilities for laptops.
 Name: apmd
 Version: 3.0final
-Release: 33
+Release: 34
 Source: ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/main/source/admin/%{name}_%{version}-1.tar.gz
 Source1: apmd.init
 Source2: apmscript
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ fi
 %config /etc/sysconfig/apm-scripts/*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul 24 2001 Bernhard Rosenkraenzer <bero@redhat.com> 3.0final-34
+- Add support for kernels with modular apm (RFE #49683)
+
 * Tue Jun 26 2001 Bernhard Rosenkraenzer <bero@redhat.com> 3.0final-33
 - Add pre-suspend and pre-resume hooks (#44603, #45706)