diff --git a/drivers/video/s3fb.c b/drivers/video/s3fb.c
index 7d53bc2..649cdd2 100644
--- a/drivers/video/s3fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/s3fb.c
@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@
 /* Module parameters */
 
 
-static char *mode = "640x480-8@60";
+static char *mode_option __devinitdata = "640x480-8@60";
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTRR
-static int mtrr = 1;
+static int mtrr __devinitdata = 1;
 #endif
 
 static int fasttext = 1;
@@ -145,8 +145,10 @@
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("fbdev driver for S3 Trio/Virge");
 
-module_param(mode, charp, 0444);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(mode, "Default video mode ('640x480-8@60', etc)");
+module_param(mode_option, charp, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(mode_option, "Default video mode ('640x480-8@60', etc)");
+module_param_named(mode, mode_option, charp, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(mode, "Default video mode ('640x480-8@60', etc) (deprecated)");
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTRR
 module_param(mtrr, int, 0444);
@@ -960,10 +962,10 @@
 	info->pseudo_palette = (void*) (par->pseudo_palette);
 
 	/* Prepare startup mode */
-	rc = fb_find_mode(&(info->var), info, mode, NULL, 0, NULL, 8);
+	rc = fb_find_mode(&(info->var), info, mode_option, NULL, 0, NULL, 8);
 	if (! ((rc == 1) || (rc == 2))) {
 		rc = -EINVAL;
-		dev_err(&(dev->dev), "mode %s not found\n", mode);
+		dev_err(&(dev->dev), "mode %s not found\n", mode_option);
 		goto err_find_mode;
 	}
 
@@ -1168,7 +1170,7 @@
 		else if (!strncmp(opt, "fasttext:", 9))
 			fasttext = simple_strtoul(opt + 9, NULL, 0);
 		else
-			mode = opt;
+			mode_option = opt;
 	}
 
 	return 0;