diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig b/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
index 089c6f5..d6d4494 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
@@ -286,7 +286,10 @@
 	  This driver is a replacement for (and was inspired by) an older
 	  driver named i2c-philips-par.  The new driver supports more devices,
 	  and makes it easier to add support for new devices.
-	  
+
+	  An adapter type parameter is now mandatory.  Please read the file
+	  Documentation/i2c/busses/i2c-parport for details.
+
 	  Another driver exists, named i2c-parport-light, which doesn't depend
 	  on the parport driver.  This is meant for embedded systems. Don't say
 	  Y here if you intend to say Y or M there.
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-parport-light.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-parport-light.c
index c63025a..e09ebbb 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-parport-light.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-parport-light.c
@@ -121,9 +121,14 @@
 
 static int __init i2c_parport_init(void)
 {
-	if (type < 0 || type >= ARRAY_SIZE(adapter_parm)) {
+	if (type < 0) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "i2c-parport: adapter type unspecified\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	if (type >= ARRAY_SIZE(adapter_parm)) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "i2c-parport: invalid type (%d)\n", type);
-		type = 0;
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	if (base == 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-parport.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-parport.c
index 7e2e8cd..934bd55 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-parport.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-parport.c
@@ -241,9 +241,14 @@
 
 static int __init i2c_parport_init(void)
 {
-	if (type < 0 || type >= ARRAY_SIZE(adapter_parm)) {
+	if (type < 0) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "i2c-parport: adapter type unspecified\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	if (type >= ARRAY_SIZE(adapter_parm)) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "i2c-parport: invalid type (%d)\n", type);
-		type = 0;
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	return parport_register_driver(&i2c_parport_driver);
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-parport.h b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-parport.h
index d702e5e..9ddd816 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-parport.h
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-parport.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 	},
 };
 
-static int type;
+static int type = -1;
 module_param(type, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(type,
 	"Type of adapter:\n"