diff --git a/include/linux/moduleparam.h b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
index 1b14d25162cb..d6a58065c09c 100644
--- a/include/linux/moduleparam.h
+++ b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ struct kparam_array
  * The ops can have NULL set or get functions.
  */
 #define module_param_cb(name, ops, arg, perm)				      \
-	__module_param_call(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX, name, ops, arg, perm, 0)
+	__module_param_call(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX, name, ops, arg, perm, -1)
 
 /**
  * <level>_param_cb - general callback for a module/cmdline parameter
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ struct kparam_array
 		 { (void *)set, (void *)get };				\
 	__module_param_call(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX,			\
 			    name, &__param_ops_##name, arg,		\
-			    (perm) + sizeof(__check_old_set_param(set))*0, 0)
+			    (perm) + sizeof(__check_old_set_param(set))*0, -1)
 
 /* We don't get oldget: it's often a new-style param_get_uint, etc. */
 static inline int
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static inline void __kernel_param_unlock(void)
  */
 #define core_param(name, var, type, perm)				\
 	param_check_##type(name, &(var));				\
-	__module_param_call("", name, &param_ops_##type, &var, perm, 0)
+	__module_param_call("", name, &param_ops_##type, &var, perm, -1)
 #endif /* !MODULE */
 
 /**
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static inline void __kernel_param_unlock(void)
 		= { len, string };					\
 	__module_param_call(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX, name,			\
 			    &param_ops_string,				\
-			    .str = &__param_string_##name, perm, 0);	\
+			    .str = &__param_string_##name, perm, -1);	\
 	__MODULE_PARM_TYPE(name, "string")
 
 /**
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ extern int param_set_bint(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp);
 	__module_param_call(MODULE_PARAM_PREFIX, name,			\
 			    &param_array_ops,				\
 			    .arr = &__param_arr_##name,			\
-			    perm, 0);					\
+			    perm, -1);					\
 	__MODULE_PARM_TYPE(name, "array of " #type)
 
 extern struct kernel_param_ops param_array_ops;
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 1ca6b32c4828..37e12098eac1 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ asmlinkage void __init start_kernel(void)
 	parse_early_param();
 	parse_args("Booting kernel", static_command_line, __start___param,
 		   __stop___param - __start___param,
-		   0, 0, &unknown_bootoption);
+		   -1, -1, &unknown_bootoption);
 
 	jump_label_init();