diff --git a/net/dccp/proto.c b/net/dccp/proto.c
index c0b685e..cc9bf1c 100644
--- a/net/dccp/proto.c
+++ b/net/dccp/proto.c
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_DCCP_DEBUG
 int dccp_debug;
-module_param(dccp_debug, int, 0444);
+module_param(dccp_debug, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(dccp_debug, "Enable debug messages");
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dccp_debug);