diff --git a/update-kernel b/update-kernel
index ff5b1c6..9fa60c2 100755
--- a/update-kernel
+++ b/update-kernel
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ fi
 # actual selection process, appends to modules_to_install variable
 sel_prev=
 modules_to_show=
+declare -i modules=0
 for modname in $(echo "$ALLNAMES" | sort -u); do
 	module=$(echo "$ALLMODULES" | grep "^[[:space:]]*kernel-modules-$modname-$kernel_flavour#" | sort -r -u -V | head -1)
 	module_pkgname="${module%%#*}"
@@ -574,6 +575,7 @@ for modname in $(echo "$ALLNAMES" | sort -u); do
 	sel_prev=$sel_mode
 	modules_to_show+=" $modname"
 	modules_to_install+=" $module"
+	modules+=1
 done
 [ -n "$modules_to_show" ] && {
 	echo "The following extra modules will be installed:"
@@ -592,24 +594,31 @@ if [ -z "$needwork" ]; then
 	exit 0
 fi
 
-# ask user
-echo -n "Try to install new kernel ${BRIGHT}kernel-image-$kernel_flavour-$userkmaxver${NORM}"
-[ -n "$modules_to_show" ] && echo -n " and update its modules"
-echo -n " [Y/n]? "
-if [ -n "$force" ]; then
-	echo "yes"
-else
-	while true; do
-		read -r || { echo "Aborting"; exit 1; }
-		shopt -s nocasematch
-		case "$REPLY" in
-			n|no|0|q) exit 0 ;;
-			y|ye|yes|'') break ;;
-			*) ;;
-		esac
-		echo -n "[Y/n] "
-		shopt -u nocasematch
-	done
+if [ -z "$dryrun" ]; then
+	# ask user
+	[ -n "$download_only" ] && action="download" || action="${reinstall:+re}install"
+	echo -n "Try to $action"
+       	echo -n " kernel ${BRIGHT}kernel-image-$kernel_flavour-$userkmaxver${NORM}"
+	if [ -n "$modules_to_show" ]; then
+		echo -n " and $modules module$([ "$modules" -gt 1 ] && echo s)"
+	fi
+	echo -n " [Y/n]? "
+	if [ -n "$force" ]; then
+		echo "yes (forced)"
+	else
+		while true; do
+			read -r || { echo "Aborting"; exit 1; }
+			shopt -s nocasematch
+			case "$REPLY" in
+				n|no|0|q) exit 0 ;;
+				y|ye|yes|'') break ;;
+				*) ;;
+			esac
+			echo -n "[Y/n] "
+			shopt -u nocasematch
+		done
+	fi
+	unset action
 fi
 
 # now install everything at once