diff --git a/scstadmin/init.d/scst b/scstadmin/init.d/scst
index ba5ce6f19..1366920f0 100755
--- a/scstadmin/init.d/scst
+++ b/scstadmin/init.d/scst
@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@ unload_kmod() {
     m="$1"
     t="$2"
     i=0
-    while [ -e "/sys/module/$m/refcnt" ] && ! rmmod "$m" && [ $i -lt "$t" ]; do
+    while [ -e "/sys/module/$m/refcnt" ] && ! rmmod "$m" 2>/dev/null &&
+          [ $i -lt "$t" ]
+    do
         sleep 1
         i=$((i+1))
     done