diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/enc28j60.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/enc28j60.c
index f6ecfa778660f81293420e2301ebbd3f320b6891..8f72587b5a2cbb9c79b8d0377d779650eccb7446 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/enc28j60.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/enc28j60.c
@@ -1681,5 +1681,5 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRV_NAME " ethernet driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Claudio Lanconelli <lanconelli.claudio@eptar.com>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 module_param_named(debug, debug.msg_enable, int, 0);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Debug verbosity level (0=none, ..., ffff=all)");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Debug verbosity level in amount of bits set (0=none, ..., 31=all)");
 MODULE_ALIAS("spi:" DRV_NAME);