diff --git a/drivers/misc/dummy-irq.c b/drivers/misc/dummy-irq.c
index acbbe0390be4..76a1015d5783 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/dummy-irq.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/dummy-irq.c
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ module_exit(dummy_irq_exit);
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jiri Kosina");
-module_param(irq, uint, 0444);
+module_param_hw(irq, uint, irq, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(irq, "The IRQ to register for");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Dummy IRQ handler driver");