diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/ewrk3.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/ewrk3.c
index 17ae8c619680..2ee1c4797dfb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/ewrk3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/ewrk3.c
@@ -1912,7 +1912,7 @@ static int io[MAX_NUM_EWRK3S+1] = { 0x300, 0, };
 
 /* '21' below should really be 'MAX_NUM_EWRK3S' */
 module_param_array(io, int, NULL, 0);
-module_param_array(irq, int, NULL, 0);
+module_param_array(irq, byte, NULL, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(io, "EtherWORKS 3 I/O base address(es)");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(irq, "EtherWORKS 3 IRQ number(s)");