diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index 2fe34cc73c13..2235f4e02d26 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -76,7 +76,11 @@ static void (*pm_idle_save) (void) __read_mostly;
 #define PM_TIMER_TICKS_TO_US(p)		(((p) * 1000)/(PM_TIMER_FREQUENCY/1000))
 
 static unsigned int max_cstate __read_mostly = ACPI_PROCESSOR_MAX_POWER;
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_IDLE
 module_param(max_cstate, uint, 0000);
+#else
+module_param(max_cstate, uint, 0644);
+#endif
 static unsigned int nocst __read_mostly;
 module_param(nocst, uint, 0000);