diff --git a/source/lib/module.c b/source/lib/module.c
index f05a68b493c..2d8bd7459ff 100644
--- a/source/lib/module.c
+++ b/source/lib/module.c
@@ -53,6 +53,22 @@ NTSTATUS smb_load_module(const char *module_name)
 	return nt_status;
 }
 
+/* Load all modules in list and return number of 
+ * modules that has been successfully loaded */
+int smb_load_modules(const char **modules)
+{
+	int i;
+	int success = 0;
+
+	for(i = 0; modules[i]; i++){
+		if(NT_STATUS_IS_OK(smb_load_module(modules[i]))) {
+			success++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return success;
+}
+
 #else /* HAVE_DLOPEN */
 
 NTSTATUS smb_load_module(const char *module_name)
@@ -61,4 +77,10 @@ NTSTATUS smb_load_module(const char *module_name)
 	return NT_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED;
 }
 
+int smb_load_modules(const char **modules)
+{
+	DEBUG(0,("This samba executable has not been build with plugin support"));
+	return -1;
+}
+
 #endif /* HAVE_DLOPEN */