diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c
index 76c9d1c..547353a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/rc32434_wdt.c
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Watchdog timeout value, in seconds (default="
 		__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ")");
 
-static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-module_param(nowayout, 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) ")");