diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
index 0320878d96b0b971cb002f954ea8364f276d0148..e07f4cfea63a8c9d79cd95a4841aa7d5d02eff98 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ i915_param_named_unsafe(edp_vswing, int, 0400,
 i915_param_named_unsafe(enable_guc, int, 0400,
 	"Enable GuC load for GuC submission and/or HuC load. "
 	"Required functionality can be selected using bitmask values. "
-	"(-1=auto, 0=disable [default], 1=GuC submission, 2=HuC load)");
+	"(-1=auto [default], 0=disable, 1=GuC submission, 2=HuC load)");
 
 i915_param_named(guc_log_level, int, 0400,
 	"GuC firmware logging level. Requires GuC to be loaded. "
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.h
index 4a114a5ad000f2d250e78cf5904eec039567ffda..f27eceb82c0f523e5c5eff06c3ba597aa2596a20 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ struct drm_printer;
 	param(int, disable_power_well, -1, 0400) \
 	param(int, enable_ips, 1, 0600) \
 	param(int, invert_brightness, 0, 0600) \
-	param(int, enable_guc, 0, 0400) \
+	param(int, enable_guc, -1, 0400) \
 	param(int, guc_log_level, -1, 0400) \
 	param(char *, guc_firmware_path, NULL, 0400) \
 	param(char *, huc_firmware_path, NULL, 0400) \