diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/serial_ir.c b/drivers/media/rc/serial_ir.c
index 923fb2299553cb96c0db87368a322ea875da4652..7b3a3b5e56e3ab17f4cc26946338d8cf967b2d8d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/serial_ir.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/serial_ir.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ struct serial_ir_hw {
 static int type;
 static int io;
 static int irq;
-static bool iommap;
+static ulong iommap;
 static int ioshift;
 static bool softcarrier = true;
 static bool share_irq;
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ module_param(io, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(io, "I/O address base (0x3f8 or 0x2f8)");
 
 /* some architectures (e.g. intel xscale) have memory mapped registers */
-module_param(iommap, bool, 0444);
+module_param(iommap, ulong, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(iommap, "physical base for memory mapped I/O (0 = no memory mapped io)");
 
 /*