diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
index 183b7a4525bddfb170899f3989a997c69ac3bb3d..0ad9af2e06674bbace85bf2ca86796ba1f612196 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
@@ -794,13 +794,13 @@ MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 module_param(soft_margin, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(soft_margin, "Watchdog timeout in seconds");
 
-module_param(allow_kdump, int, 0);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(allow_kdump, "Start a kernel dump after NMI occurs");
-
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 		__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
 
+module_param(allow_kdump, int, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(allow_kdump, "Start a kernel dump after NMI occurs");
+
 module_param(priority, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(priority, "The hpwdt driver handles NMIs first or last"
 		" (default = 0/Last)\n");