diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
index b435ed67dd5c4e0649185c228648709e30c4d0f7..e18862c5b05945bc4996242808476d4bbb9bdcbd 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC (ignore_oc, "ignore bogus hardware overcurrent indications");
 /* for link power management(LPM) feature */
 static unsigned int hird;
 module_param(hird, int, S_IRUGO);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(hird, "host initiated resume duration, +1 for each 75us\n");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(hird, "host initiated resume duration, +1 for each 75us");
 
 #define	INTR_MASK (STS_IAA | STS_FATAL | STS_PCD | STS_ERR | STS_INT)