diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/siano/sms-cards.c b/drivers/media/dvb/siano/sms-cards.c
index af121db..cf442dc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/siano/sms-cards.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/siano/sms-cards.c
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@
 #include "sms-cards.h"
 #include "smsir.h"
 
-static int sms_dbg;
-module_param_named(cards_dbg, sms_dbg, int, 0644);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(cards_dbg, "set debug level (info=1, adv=2 (or-able))");
-
 static struct sms_board sms_boards[] = {
 	[SMS_BOARD_UNKNOWN] = {
 		.name	= "Unknown board",
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/siano/smscoreapi.c b/drivers/media/dvb/siano/smscoreapi.c
index 7331e84..c0acacc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/siano/smscoreapi.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/siano/smscoreapi.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include "smsir.h"
 #include "smsendian.h"
 
-static int sms_dbg;
+int sms_dbg;
 module_param_named(debug, sms_dbg, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "set debug level (info=1, adv=2 (or-able))");
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/siano/smscoreapi.h b/drivers/media/dvb/siano/smscoreapi.h
index c592ae0..bd1cafc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/siano/smscoreapi.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/siano/smscoreapi.h
@@ -751,6 +751,7 @@
 
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+extern int sms_dbg;
 
 #define DBG_INFO 1
 #define DBG_ADV  2
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/siano/smsdvb.c b/drivers/media/dvb/siano/smsdvb.c
index 37c594f..b1f4911 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/siano/smsdvb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/siano/smsdvb.c
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@
 static struct list_head g_smsdvb_clients;
 static struct mutex g_smsdvb_clientslock;
 
-static int sms_dbg;
-module_param_named(debug, sms_dbg, int, 0644);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "set debug level (info=1, adv=2 (or-able))");
-
 /* Events that may come from DVB v3 adapter */
 static void sms_board_dvb3_event(struct smsdvb_client_t *client,
 		enum SMS_DVB3_EVENTS event) {
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/siano/smsusb.c b/drivers/media/dvb/siano/smsusb.c
index 0c8164a..f8dca55 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/siano/smsusb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/siano/smsusb.c
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@
 #include "sms-cards.h"
 #include "smsendian.h"
 
-static int sms_dbg;
-module_param_named(debug, sms_dbg, int, 0644);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "set debug level (info=1, adv=2 (or-able))");
-
 #define USB1_BUFFER_SIZE		0x1000
 #define USB2_BUFFER_SIZE		0x4000