diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
index 12b6dfeaf658..9aa5e6bf9b9d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
@@ -357,12 +357,10 @@ static const u8 ss_rh_config_descriptor[] = {
 #define USB_AUTHORIZE_ALL	1
 #define USB_AUTHORIZE_INTERNAL	2
 
-static int authorized_default = USB_AUTHORIZE_WIRED;
+static int authorized_default = USB_AUTHORIZE_ALL;
 module_param(authorized_default, int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(authorized_default,
-		"Default USB device authorization: 0 is not authorized, 1 is "
-		"authorized, 2 is authorized for internal devices, -1 is "
-		"authorized (default, same as 1)");
+		"Default USB device authorization: 0 is not authorized, 1 is authorized (default), 2 is authorized for internal devices, -1 is authorized (same as 1)");
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 /**