diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
index e866dacde7e5..414c109f4cf5 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ module_param(mpt_channel_mapping, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(mpt_channel_mapping, " Mapping id's to channels (default=0)");
 
 static int mpt_debug_level;
-module_param(mpt_debug_level, int, 0);
+static int mpt_set_debug_level(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp);
+module_param_call(mpt_debug_level, mpt_set_debug_level, param_get_int,
+		  &mpt_debug_level, 0600);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(mpt_debug_level, " debug level - refer to mptdebug.h - (default=0)");
 
 #ifdef MFCNT
@@ -220,6 +222,19 @@ pci_enable_io_access(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	pci_write_config_word(pdev, PCI_COMMAND, command_reg);
 }
 
+static int mpt_set_debug_level(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+{
+	int ret = param_set_int(val, kp);
+	MPT_ADAPTER *ioc;
+
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(ioc, &ioc_list, list)
+		ioc->debug_level = mpt_debug_level;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  *  Process turbo (context) reply...
  */