diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ipmb.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ipmb.c
index 7c1aee5e11b7..3f1c9f1573e7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ipmb.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ipmb.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(bmcaddr, "Address to use for BMC.");
 
 static unsigned int retry_time_ms = 250;
 module_param(retry_time_ms, uint, 0644);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_retries, "Timeout time between retries, in milliseconds.");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(retry_time_ms, "Timeout time between retries, in milliseconds.");
 
 static unsigned int max_retries = 1;
 module_param(max_retries, uint, 0644);