diff --git a/include/linux/moduleparam.h b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
index 27d9da3f86ffe91c9d06aa3dc779902adbc620ad..c3eb102a9cc81d8ed97f11deb9584aa71830b1c5 100644
--- a/include/linux/moduleparam.h
+++ b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
@@ -36,7 +36,18 @@ static const char __UNIQUE_ID(name)[]					  \
 
 struct kernel_param;
 
+/*
+ * Flags available for kernel_param_ops
+ *
+ * NOARG - the parameter allows for no argument (foo instead of foo=1)
+ */
+enum {
+	KERNEL_PARAM_FL_NOARG = (1 << 0)
+};
+
 struct kernel_param_ops {
+	/* How the ops should behave */
+	unsigned int flags;
 	/* Returns 0, or -errno.  arg is in kp->arg. */
 	int (*set)(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
 	/* Returns length written or -errno.  Buffer is 4k (ie. be short!) */
@@ -187,7 +198,7 @@ struct kparam_array
 /* Obsolete - use module_param_cb() */
 #define module_param_call(name, set, get, arg, perm)			\
 	static struct kernel_param_ops __param_ops_##name =		\
-		 { (void *)set, (void *)get };				\
+		{ 0, (void *)set, (void *)get };			\
 	__module_param_call(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX,			\
 			    name, &__param_ops_##name, arg,		\
 			    (perm) + sizeof(__check_old_set_param(set))*0, -1)
diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index 59f7ac7bec045e54a807f594be7071c46dbba569..ec4299cfade86b408e168837cbbb59154dc2b898 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ static int parse_one(char *param,
 			    || params[i].level > max_level)
 				return 0;
 			/* No one handled NULL, so do it here. */
-			if (!val && params[i].ops->set != param_set_bool
-			    && params[i].ops->set != param_set_bint)
+			if (!val &&
+			    !(params[i].ops->flags & KERNEL_PARAM_FL_NOARG))
 				return -EINVAL;
 			pr_debug("handling %s with %p\n", param,
 				params[i].ops->set);
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ int param_get_bool(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_get_bool);
 
 struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_bool = {
+	.flags = KERNEL_PARAM_FL_NOARG,
 	.set = param_set_bool,
 	.get = param_get_bool,
 };
@@ -370,6 +371,7 @@ int param_set_bint(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_set_bint);
 
 struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_bint = {
+	.flags = KERNEL_PARAM_FL_NOARG,
 	.set = param_set_bint,
 	.get = param_get_int,
 };