diff --git a/libmodprobe/include/modprobe/modprobe.h b/libmodprobe/include/modprobe/modprobe.h
index baee4f930..c934860ec 100644
--- a/libmodprobe/include/modprobe/modprobe.h
+++ b/libmodprobe/include/modprobe/modprobe.h
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 
 class Modprobe {
   public:
-    Modprobe(const std::vector<std::string>&, const std::string load_file = "modules.load");
+    Modprobe(const std::vector<std::string>&, const std::string load_file = "modules.load",
+             bool use_blocklist = true);
 
     bool LoadListedModules(bool strict = true);
     bool LoadWithAliases(const std::string& module_name, bool strict,
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ class Modprobe {
                             std::vector<std::string>* post_dependencies);
     void ResetModuleCount() { module_count_ = 0; }
     int GetModuleCount() { return module_count_; }
-    void EnableBlocklist(bool enable);
 
   private:
     std::string MakeCanonical(const std::string& module_path);
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class Modprobe {
     void AddOption(const std::string& module_name, const std::string& option_name,
                    const std::string& value);
     std::string GetKernelCmdline();
+    bool IsBlocklisted(const std::string& module_name);
 
     bool ParseDepCallback(const std::string& base_path, const std::vector<std::string>& args);
     bool ParseAliasCallback(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
diff --git a/libmodprobe/libmodprobe.cpp b/libmodprobe/libmodprobe.cpp
index b3ae93785..1a9d3642c 100644
--- a/libmodprobe/libmodprobe.cpp
+++ b/libmodprobe/libmodprobe.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,9 @@ void Modprobe::ParseKernelCmdlineOptions(void) {
     }
 }
 
-Modprobe::Modprobe(const std::vector<std::string>& base_paths, const std::string load_file) {
+Modprobe::Modprobe(const std::vector<std::string>& base_paths, const std::string load_file,
+                   bool use_blocklist)
+    : blocklist_enabled(use_blocklist) {
     using namespace std::placeholders;
 
     for (const auto& base_path : base_paths) {
@@ -339,10 +341,6 @@ Modprobe::Modprobe(const std::vector<std::string>& base_paths, const std::string
     ParseKernelCmdlineOptions();
 }
 
-void Modprobe::EnableBlocklist(bool enable) {
-    blocklist_enabled = enable;
-}
-
 std::vector<std::string> Modprobe::GetDependencies(const std::string& module) {
     auto it = module_deps_.find(module);
     if (it == module_deps_.end()) {
@@ -427,10 +425,23 @@ bool Modprobe::LoadWithAliases(const std::string& module_name, bool strict,
     return true;
 }
 
+bool Modprobe::IsBlocklisted(const std::string& module_name) {
+    if (!blocklist_enabled) return false;
+
+    auto canonical_name = MakeCanonical(module_name);
+    auto dependencies = GetDependencies(canonical_name);
+    for (auto dep = dependencies.begin(); dep != dependencies.end(); ++dep) {
+        if (module_blocklist_.count(MakeCanonical(*dep))) return true;
+    }
+
+    return module_blocklist_.count(canonical_name) > 0;
+}
+
 bool Modprobe::LoadListedModules(bool strict) {
     auto ret = true;
     for (const auto& module : module_load_) {
         if (!LoadWithAliases(module, true)) {
+            if (IsBlocklisted(module)) continue;
             ret = false;
             if (strict) break;
         }
@@ -440,16 +451,10 @@ bool Modprobe::LoadListedModules(bool strict) {
 
 bool Modprobe::Remove(const std::string& module_name) {
     auto dependencies = GetDependencies(MakeCanonical(module_name));
-    if (dependencies.empty()) {
-        LOG(ERROR) << "Empty dependencies for module " << module_name;
-        return false;
-    }
-    if (!Rmmod(dependencies[0])) {
-        return false;
-    }
-    for (auto dep = dependencies.begin() + 1; dep != dependencies.end(); ++dep) {
+    for (auto dep = dependencies.begin(); dep != dependencies.end(); ++dep) {
         Rmmod(*dep);
     }
+    Rmmod(module_name);
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/libmodprobe/libmodprobe_test.cpp b/libmodprobe/libmodprobe_test.cpp
index d50c10d8f..f960b6139 100644
--- a/libmodprobe/libmodprobe_test.cpp
+++ b/libmodprobe/libmodprobe_test.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,18 @@ TEST(libmodprobe, Test) {
             "/test13.ko",
     };
 
+    std::vector<std::string> expected_modules_blocklist_enabled = {
+            "/test1.ko option1=50 option2=60",
+            "/test6.ko",
+            "/test2.ko",
+            "/test5.ko option1=",
+            "/test8.ko",
+            "/test7.ko param1=4",
+            "/test12.ko",
+            "/test11.ko",
+            "/test13.ko",
+    };
+
     const std::string modules_dep =
             "test1.ko:\n"
             "test2.ko:\n"
@@ -146,7 +158,7 @@ TEST(libmodprobe, Test) {
         *i = dir.path + *i;
     }
 
-    Modprobe m({dir.path});
+    Modprobe m({dir.path}, "modules.load", false);
     EXPECT_TRUE(m.LoadListedModules());
 
     GTEST_LOG_(INFO) << "Expected modules loaded (in order):";
@@ -176,8 +188,22 @@ TEST(libmodprobe, Test) {
 
     EXPECT_TRUE(modules_loaded == expected_after_remove);
 
-    m.EnableBlocklist(true);
+    m = Modprobe({dir.path});
     EXPECT_FALSE(m.LoadWithAliases("test4", true));
+    while (modules_loaded.size() > 0) EXPECT_TRUE(m.Remove(modules_loaded.front()));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(m.LoadListedModules());
+
+    GTEST_LOG_(INFO) << "Expected modules loaded after enabling blocklist (in order):";
+    for (auto i = expected_modules_blocklist_enabled.begin();
+         i != expected_modules_blocklist_enabled.end(); ++i) {
+        *i = dir.path + *i;
+        GTEST_LOG_(INFO) << "\"" << *i << "\"";
+    }
+    GTEST_LOG_(INFO) << "Actual modules loaded with blocklist enabled (in order):";
+    for (auto i = modules_loaded.begin(); i != modules_loaded.end(); ++i) {
+        GTEST_LOG_(INFO) << "\"" << *i << "\"";
+    }
+    EXPECT_TRUE(modules_loaded == expected_modules_blocklist_enabled);
 }
 
 TEST(libmodprobe, ModuleDepLineWithoutColonIsSkipped) {
diff --git a/toolbox/OWNERS b/toolbox/OWNERS
index 7529cb920..5e2c5813f 100644
--- a/toolbox/OWNERS
+++ b/toolbox/OWNERS
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 include platform/system/core:/janitors/OWNERS
+per-file modprobe.c=willmcvicker@google.com,dvander@google.com
diff --git a/toolbox/modprobe.cpp b/toolbox/modprobe.cpp
index 7df7b71a9..711586a98 100644
--- a/toolbox/modprobe.cpp
+++ b/toolbox/modprobe.cpp
@@ -215,10 +215,7 @@ extern "C" int modprobe_main(int argc, char** argv) {
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
-    Modprobe m(mod_dirs);
-    if (blocklist) {
-        m.EnableBlocklist(true);
-    }
+    Modprobe m(mod_dirs, "modules.load", blocklist);
 
     for (const auto& module : modules) {
         switch (mode) {