diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/cs5535-clockevt.c b/drivers/clocksource/cs5535-clockevt.c
index 9a7e37cf56b0..a1df588343f2 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/cs5535-clockevt.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/cs5535-clockevt.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #define DRV_NAME "cs5535-clockevt"
 
 static int timer_irq;
-module_param_named(irq, timer_irq, int, 0644);
+module_param_hw_named(irq, timer_irq, int, irq, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(irq, "Which IRQ to use for the clock source MFGPT ticks.");
 
 /*