diff --git a/toolbox/rmmod.c b/toolbox/rmmod.c
index 25257cc..c7e0d6a 100644
--- a/toolbox/rmmod.c
+++ b/toolbox/rmmod.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 int rmmod_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int ret, i;
 	char *modname, *dot;
 
 	/* make sure we've got an argument */
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@
 	if (dot)
 		*dot = '\0';
 
+	/* Replace "-" with "_". This would keep rmmod
+	 * compatible with module-init-tools version of
+	 * rmmod
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; modname[i] != '\0'; i++) {
+		if (modname[i] == '-')
+			modname[i] = '_';
+	}
+
 	/* pass it to the kernel */
 	ret = delete_module(modname, O_NONBLOCK | O_EXCL);
 	if (ret != 0) {