diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
index f8bbd0b6d9fe..77e4c9bc0ab1 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
@@ -49,12 +49,7 @@ const char *usbcore_name = "usbcore";
 
 static bool nousb;	/* Disable USB when built into kernel image */
 
-/* To disable USB, kernel command line is 'nousb' not 'usbcore.nousb' */
-#ifdef MODULE
 module_param(nousb, bool, 0444);
-#else
-core_param(nousb, nousb, bool, 0444);
-#endif
 
 /*
  * for external read access to <nousb>