diff --git a/sound/pci/intel8x0m.c b/sound/pci/intel8x0m.c
index be604bb..2295335 100644
--- a/sound/pci/intel8x0m.c
+++ b/sound/pci/intel8x0m.c
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@
 module_param(ac97_clock, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ac97_clock, "AC'97 codec clock (0 = auto-detect).");
 
+/* just for backward compatibility */
+static int enable;
+module_param(enable, int, 0444);
+
 /*
  *  Direct registers
  */