diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/nmi.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/nmi.c
index 060fff95a305..fbf25e926f67 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/nmi.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/nmi.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ static int __init setup_nmi_watchdog(char *str)
 	if (!strncmp(str, "panic", 5))
 		panic_on_timeout = 1;
 
-	return 0;
+	return 1;
 }
 __setup("nmi_watchdog=", setup_nmi_watchdog);