#ifdef MODULE
/* DEPRECATED: Do not use. */
#define MODULE_PARM(var,type) \
-struct obsolete_modparm __parm_##var __attribute__((section("__obsparm"))) = \
+extern struct obsolete_modparm __parm_##var \
+__attribute__((section("__obsparm"))); \
+struct obsolete_modparm __parm_##var = \
{ __stringify(var), type, &MODULE_PARM_ }; \
__MODULE_PARM_TYPE(var, type);
#else