diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pg.c b/drivers/block/paride/pg.c
index 2ce3dfd7e6b9ba..876d0c3eaf5881 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pg.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pg.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 
 */
 
-static bool verbose = 0;
+static int verbose;
 static int major = PG_MAJOR;
 static char *name = PG_NAME;
 static int disable = 0;
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ enum {D_PRT, D_PRO, D_UNI, D_MOD, D_SLV, D_DLY};
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
-module_param(verbose, bool, 0644);
+module_param(verbose, int, 0644);
 module_param(major, int, 0);
 module_param(name, charp, 0);
 module_param_array(drive0, int, NULL, 0);