diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c
index 0698b3d..3fb83b0 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@
 module_param(timeout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "range is 0-255 minutes, default is 1");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
 	"Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");