diff --git a/include/linux/ioport.h b/include/linux/ioport.h
index f6bb2ca8e3ba44484ec2a9844af400f2d2014052..32e4b2f722949374fdeae6f863af60028a6eecc6 100644
--- a/include/linux/ioport.h
+++ b/include/linux/ioport.h
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ static inline unsigned long resource_type(struct resource *res)
 
 extern struct resource * __request_region(struct resource *,
 					resource_size_t start,
-					resource_size_t n, const char *name, int relaxed);
+					resource_size_t n,
+					const char *name, int flags);
 
 /* Compatibility cruft */
 #define release_region(start,n)	__release_region(&ioport_resource, (start), (n))
diff --git a/kernel/resource.c b/kernel/resource.c
index ca6a1536b205bf6b0271fa7d6fb92ea09f87b649..fd5d7d574bb96fe857818d32cfee8dde1a755540 100644
--- a/kernel/resource.c
+++ b/kernel/resource.c
@@ -620,6 +620,7 @@ resource_size_t resource_alignment(struct resource *res)
  * @start: resource start address
  * @n: resource region size
  * @name: reserving caller's ID string
+ * @flags: IO resource flags
  */
 struct resource * __request_region(struct resource *parent,
 				   resource_size_t start, resource_size_t n,