diff --git a/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-sibyte.c b/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-sibyte.c
index 938848ae162d..3df3f09995c2 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-sibyte.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-sibyte.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(i2c_sibyte_del_bus);
 #ifdef MODULE
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Kip Walker, Broadcom Corp.");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("SiByte I2C-Bus algorithm");
-MODULE_PARM(bit_scan, "i");
+module_param(bit_scan, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(bit_scan, "Scan for active chips on the bus");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");