diff --git a/etc/inc/filter.inc b/etc/inc/filter.inc
index dddfdc11bc..0a4958ee59 100644
--- a/etc/inc/filter.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/filter.inc
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ function filter_configure() {
                 mwexec("/bin/mv /tmp/ipfw.rules /tmp/ipfw.rules_old >/dev/null 2>&1");
 		mwexec("/sbin/ipfw delete 25 >/dev/null 2>&1\n");
 	} else {
-		mwexec("/sbin/kldunload ipfw.ko");
+		if(!isset($config['captiveportal']['enable'])
+			mwexec("/sbin/kldunload ipfw.ko");
 	}
 
 	return 0;