diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/booke_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/booke_wdt.c
index 9d09bbfdef20eff0dc1ef07ebbcfc7f95ee920ef..7817fb976f9c67920702415ccaffd1fe69e52d4f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/booke_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/booke_wdt.c
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ static bool booke_wdt_enabled;
 module_param(booke_wdt_enabled, bool, 0);
 static int  booke_wdt_period = CONFIG_BOOKE_WDT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
 module_param(booke_wdt_period, int, 0);
+static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
+		"Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
+				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_FSL_BOOK3E
 
@@ -215,7 +220,6 @@ static void __exit booke_wdt_exit(void)
 static int __init booke_wdt_init(void)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
-	bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 
 	pr_info("powerpc book-e watchdog driver loaded\n");
 	booke_wdt_info.firmware_version = cur_cpu_spec->pvr_value;