diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/cadence_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/cadence_wdt.c
index 05c000081e9da8c54fdf443055aa2257941c9456..dadd3b0c2d490a6c155589e2dedd38379baa8fe6 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/cadence_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/cadence_wdt.c
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@
 static int wdt_timeout;
 static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 
-module_param(wdt_timeout, int, 0);
+module_param(wdt_timeout, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(wdt_timeout,
 		 "Watchdog time in seconds. (default="
 		 __MODULE_STRING(CDNS_WDT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT) ")");
 
-module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+module_param(nowayout, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
 		 "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 		 __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");