diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/cpu5wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/cpu5wdt.c
index 6d03e8e30f8b..6c3f78e45c26 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/cpu5wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/cpu5wdt.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("sma cpu5 watchdog driver");
 MODULE_SUPPORTED_DEVICE("sma cpu5 watchdog");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
-module_param(port, int, 0);
+module_param_hw(port, int, ioport, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(port, "base address of watchdog card, default is 0x91");
 
 module_param(verbose, int, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c
index 23ee53240c4c..38e96712264f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
 #define WDT_TIMER_CFG		0xf3
 
 
-module_param(io, int, 0);
+module_param_hw(io, int, ioport, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(io, "Eurotech WDT io port (default=0x3f0)");
-module_param(irq, int, 0);
+module_param_hw(irq, int, irq, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(irq, "Eurotech WDT irq (default=10)");
 module_param(ev, charp, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ev, "Eurotech WDT event type (default is `int')");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
index 9f15dd9435d1..06a892e36a8d 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Marcus Junker <junker@anduras.de>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("PC87413 WDT driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
-module_param(io, int, 0);
+module_param_hw(io, int, ioport, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(io, MODNAME " I/O port (default: "
 					__MODULE_STRING(IO_DEFAULT) ").");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c
index 131193a7acdf..b34d3d5ba632 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(isapnp,
 	"When set to 0 driver ISA PnP support will be disabled");
 #endif
 
-module_param(io, int, 0);
+module_param_hw(io, int, ioport, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(io, "io port");
 module_param(timeout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "range is 0-255 minutes, default is 1");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdt.c
index e0206b5b7d89..e481fbbc4ae7 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdt.c
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ static int irq = 11;
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(wdt_lock);
 
-module_param(io, int, 0);
+module_param_hw(io, int, ioport, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(io, "WDT io port (default=0x240)");
-module_param(irq, int, 0);
+module_param_hw(irq, int, irq, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(irq, "WDT irq (default=11)");
 
 /* Support for the Fan Tachometer on the WDT501-P */