diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/kld b/libexec/rc/rc.d/kld
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/kld
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/kld
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 kld_start()
 {
 	[ -n "$kld_list" ] || return
+	[ -z "$(kenv -q kld_disable 2>/dev/null)" ] || return
 
 	local _kld