diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
index 88ed54e50f74..59359c9a5e01 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started");
 module_param(timeout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
 	"Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=3600, default="
-				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ")");
+				__MODULE_STRING(WDT_TIMEOUT) ")");
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Ray Lehtiniemi <rayl@mail.com>,"
 		"Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@towertech.it>");