diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index 36af6f32652a..69cf702b18c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nohwcrypt, "Disable hardware encryption");
 
 static unsigned int ath9k_debug = ATH_DBG_DEFAULT;
 module_param_named(debug, ath9k_debug, uint, 0);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(ath9k_debug, "Debugging mask");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Debugging mask");
 
 /* We use the hw_value as an index into our private channel structure */