diff --git a/drivers/video/tdfxfb.c b/drivers/video/tdfxfb.c
index ea9f19d25597..67664252868d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/tdfxfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/tdfxfb.c
@@ -1426,6 +1426,8 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 module_param(hwcursor, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(hwcursor, "Enable hardware cursor "
 			"(1=enable, 0=disable, default=1)");
+module_param(mode_option, charp, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(mode_option, "Initial video mode e.g. '648x480-8@60'");
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTRR
 module_param(nomtrr, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nomtrr, "Disable MTRR support (default: enabled)");