diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes.c
index 9f7364a9096d..a4e9269a29bd 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes.c
@@ -91,10 +91,6 @@ unsigned int nes_debug_level = 0;
 module_param_named(debug_level, nes_debug_level, uint, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug_level, "Enable debug output level");
 
-unsigned int nes_lro_max_aggr = NES_LRO_MAX_AGGR;
-module_param(nes_lro_max_aggr, int, NES_LRO_MAX_AGGR);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(nes_mro_max_aggr, " nic LRO MAX packet aggregation");
-
 LIST_HEAD(nes_adapter_list);
 static LIST_HEAD(nes_dev_list);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes.h
index 1f9f7bf73862..61b46e9c7d2d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes.h
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ extern int disable_mpa_crc;
 extern unsigned int send_first;
 extern unsigned int nes_drv_opt;
 extern unsigned int nes_debug_level;
-extern unsigned int nes_lro_max_aggr;
 
 extern struct list_head nes_adapter_list;
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_hw.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_hw.c
index 8dc70f9bad2f..d3278f111ca7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_hw.c
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
 
 #include "nes.h"
 
+static unsigned int nes_lro_max_aggr = NES_LRO_MAX_AGGR;
+module_param(nes_lro_max_aggr, uint, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(nes_lro_max_aggr, "NIC LRO max packet aggregation");
+
 static u32 crit_err_count;
 u32 int_mod_timer_init;
 u32 int_mod_cq_depth_256;
@@ -1738,7 +1742,7 @@ int nes_init_nic_qp(struct nes_device *nesdev, struct net_device *netdev)
 			jumbomode = 1;
 		nes_nic_init_timer_defaults(nesdev, jumbomode);
 	}
-	nesvnic->lro_mgr.max_aggr       = NES_LRO_MAX_AGGR;
+	nesvnic->lro_mgr.max_aggr       = nes_lro_max_aggr;
 	nesvnic->lro_mgr.max_desc       = NES_MAX_LRO_DESCRIPTORS;
 	nesvnic->lro_mgr.lro_arr        = nesvnic->lro_desc;
 	nesvnic->lro_mgr.get_skb_header = nes_lro_get_skb_hdr;