diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
index 478c4f127ce601bc4be0d128ce19f4ff3e9703ec..10e51f208f07f1c09dff383e8ecb78dd9357eea4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 /*
  * Allow hardware encryption to be disabled.
  */
-static int modparam_nohwcrypt = 0;
+static int modparam_nohwcrypt;
 module_param_named(nohwcrypt, modparam_nohwcrypt, bool, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nohwcrypt, "Disable hardware encryption.");