--- module-init-tools-0.9.10/modprobe.c.orig	2003-03-10 20:19:33.000000000 +0200
+++ module-init-tools-0.9.10/modprobe.c	2003-03-10 21:39:57.000000000 +0200
@@ -1175,11 +1175,18 @@
 		if (0 == strcmp(getenv("MODPROBE_LOG"), "1"))
 			log = 1;
 
-	/* If stderr not open, go to syslog */
-	if (log || fstat(STDERR_FILENO, &statbuf) != 0) {
-		openlog("modprobe", LOG_CONS, LOG_DAEMON);
+	/* If logging was requested, do not output to stdout */
+	if (log) {
+		openlog("modprobe", 0, LOG_DAEMON);
 		log = 1;
 	}
+	
+	/* If stderr not open and logging was not requested, go to syslog */
+	if (!log)
+		if (fstat(STDERR_FILENO, &statbuf) != 0) {
+			openlog("modprobe", LOG_CONS, LOG_DAEMON);
+			log = 1;
+		}
 
 	if (argc < optind + 1 && !dump_only && !list_only)
 		print_usage(argv[0]);