diff -upk.orig modutils-2.4.27.orig/insmod/insmod.c modutils-2.4.27/insmod/insmod.c

--- modutils-2.4.27.orig/insmod/insmod.c	2005-10-26 15:07:58 +0000

+++ modutils-2.4.27/insmod/insmod.c	2005-10-26 15:11:53 +0000

@@ -1674,7 +1674,7 @@ int INSMOD_MAIN(int argc, char **argv)

 	int force_kallsyms = 0;

 	int persist_parms = 0;	/* does module have persistent parms? */

 	int i;

-	int gpl;

+	int gpl_status, gpl;

 	error_file = "insmod";

@@ -1881,7 +1881,8 @@ int INSMOD_MAIN(int argc, char **argv)

 		obj_set_symbol_compare(f, ncv_strcmp, ncv_symbol_hash);

 	/* Let the module know about the kernel symbols.  */

-	gpl = obj_gpl_license(f, NULL) == 0;

+	gpl_status = obj_gpl_license(f, NULL);

+	gpl = (gpl_status == 0);

 	add_kernel_symbols(f, gpl);

 #ifdef	ARCH_ppc64

@@ -1908,7 +1909,7 @@ int INSMOD_MAIN(int argc, char **argv)

 	arch_create_got(f);     /* DEPMOD */

 	if (!obj_check_undefineds(f, quiet)) {	/* DEPMOD, obj_clear_undefineds */

-		if (!gpl && !quiet) {

+		if ( !quiet && gpl_status >= 2 ) {

 			if (gplonly_seen)

 				error("\n"

 				      "Hint: You are trying to load a module without a GPL compatible license\n"