diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c b/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
index 46b8136c31bb..ba2b6b5e5910 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pcd.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ enum {D_PRT, D_PRO, D_UNI, D_MOD, D_SLV, D_DLY};
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(pcd_mutex);
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(pcd_lock);
 
-module_param(verbose, bool, 0644);
+module_param(verbose, int, 0644);
 module_param(major, int, 0);
 module_param(name, charp, 0);
 module_param(nice, int, 0);