diff --git a/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid.c b/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid.c
index 0fbb22906806..3c8fe4673705 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #define I2C_HID_PWR_SLEEP	0x01
 
 /* debug option */
-static bool debug = false;
+static bool debug;
 module_param(debug, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "print a lot of debug information");