diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
index 82bcdb262a3a..654d566ca57c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static void ipmi_unregister_watchdog(int ipmi_intf);
  */
 static int start_now;
 
-static int set_param_int(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int set_param_timeout(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	char *endp;
 	int  l;
@@ -215,10 +215,11 @@ static int set_param_int(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 	return rv;
 }
 
-static int get_param_int(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
-{
-	return sprintf(buffer, "%i", *((int *)kp->arg));
-}
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_timeout = {
+	.set = set_param_timeout,
+	.get = param_get_int,
+};
+#define param_check_timeout param_check_int
 
 typedef int (*action_fn)(const char *intval, char *outval);
 
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ static int preaction_op(const char *inval, char *outval);
 static int preop_op(const char *inval, char *outval);
 static void check_parms(void);
 
-static int set_param_str(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int set_param_str(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	action_fn  fn = (action_fn) kp->arg;
 	int        rv = 0;
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ static int set_param_str(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 	return rv;
 }
 
-static int get_param_str(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int get_param_str(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	action_fn fn = (action_fn) kp->arg;
 	int       rv;
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ static int get_param_str(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 }
 
 
-static int set_param_wdog_ifnum(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
+static int set_param_wdog_ifnum(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
 	int rv = param_set_int(val, kp);
 	if (rv)
@@ -276,27 +277,38 @@ static int set_param_wdog_ifnum(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-module_param_call(ifnum_to_use, set_param_wdog_ifnum, get_param_int,
-		  &ifnum_to_use, 0644);
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_wdog_ifnum = {
+	.set = set_param_wdog_ifnum,
+	.get = param_get_int,
+};
+
+#define param_check_wdog_ifnum param_check_int
+
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_str = {
+	.set = set_param_str,
+	.get = get_param_str,
+};
+
+module_param(ifnum_to_use, wdog_ifnum, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ifnum_to_use, "The interface number to use for the watchdog "
 		 "timer.  Setting to -1 defaults to the first registered "
 		 "interface");
 
-module_param_call(timeout, set_param_int, get_param_int, &timeout, 0644);
+module_param(timeout, timeout, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Timeout value in seconds.");
 
-module_param_call(pretimeout, set_param_int, get_param_int, &pretimeout, 0644);
+module_param(pretimeout, timeout, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(pretimeout, "Pretimeout value in seconds.");
 
-module_param_call(action, set_param_str, get_param_str, action_op, 0644);
+module_param_cb(action, &param_ops_str, action_op, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(action, "Timeout action. One of: "
 		 "reset, none, power_cycle, power_off.");
 
-module_param_call(preaction, set_param_str, get_param_str, preaction_op, 0644);
+module_param_cb(preaction, &param_ops_str, preaction_op, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(preaction, "Pretimeout action.  One of: "
 		 "pre_none, pre_smi, pre_nmi, pre_int.");
 
-module_param_call(preop, set_param_str, get_param_str, preop_op, 0644);
+module_param_cb(preop, &param_ops_str, preop_op, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(preop, "Pretimeout driver operation.  One of: "
 		 "preop_none, preop_panic, preop_give_data.");