diff --git a/BoardConfig-common.mk b/BoardConfig-common.mk
index 67669838..f499ba45 100644
--- a/BoardConfig-common.mk
+++ b/BoardConfig-common.mk
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ else
 BOARD_VENDOR_KERNEL_MODULES := $(KERNEL_MODULES)
 endif
 
-BOARD_SYSTEM_KERNEL_MODULES_LOAD := $(strip $(shell cat $(KERNEL_MODULE_DIR)/system_dlkm.modules.load))
+BOARD_SYSTEM_KERNEL_MODULES_LOAD := $(strip $(shell cat $(KERNEL_MODULE_DIR)/system_dlkm.modules.load 2>/dev/null))
 BOARD_SYSTEM_KERNEL_MODULES := $(addprefix $(KERNEL_MODULE_DIR)/, $(notdir $(BOARD_SYSTEM_KERNEL_MODULES_LOAD)))
 
 # Using BUILD_COPY_HEADERS