diff --git a/drivers/ide/gayle.c b/drivers/ide/gayle.c
index 3feaa26..51beb85 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/gayle.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/gayle.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 					       GAYLE_NUM_HWIFS-1)
 #define GAYLE_HAS_CONTROL_REG	(!ide_doubler)
 
-static int ide_doubler;
+static bool ide_doubler;
 module_param_named(doubler, ide_doubler, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(doubler, "enable support for IDE doublers");