diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c b/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c
index 55a8eed3f3a35cb9fa64b9e67800a40d72d5d062..f65b53785a8f93f304cfddc4261491ab7c37a090 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_nv.c
@@ -2523,7 +2523,7 @@ static void __exit nv_exit(void)
 module_init(nv_init);
 module_exit(nv_exit);
 module_param_named(adma, adma_enabled, bool, 0444);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(adma, "Enable use of ADMA (Default: true)");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(adma, "Enable use of ADMA (Default: false)");
 module_param_named(swncq, swncq_enabled, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(swncq, "Enable use of SWNCQ (Default: true)");