diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
index 39e6b61b..6ee2b53 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 const char *usbcore_name = "usbcore";
 
 static int nousb;	/* Disable USB when built into kernel image */
-			/* Not honored on modular build */
 
 
 /**
@@ -1096,18 +1095,8 @@
 	.resume =	usb_generic_resume,
 };
 
-#ifndef MODULE
-
-static int __init usb_setup_disable(char *str)
-{
-	nousb = 1;
-	return 1;
-}
-
 /* format to disable USB on kernel command line is: nousb */
-__setup("nousb", usb_setup_disable);
-
-#endif
+__module_param_call("", nousb, param_set_bool, param_get_bool, &nousb, 0444);
 
 /*
  * for external read access to <nousb>