#ifdef CONFIG_SND_AC97_POWER_SAVE
 static int power_save = CONFIG_SND_AC97_POWER_SAVE_DEFAULT;
-module_param(power_save, bool, 0644);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(power_save, "Enable AC97 power-saving control");
+module_param(power_save, int, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(power_save, "Automatic power-saving timeout "
+                "(in second, 0 = disable).");
 #endif
 /*
 
                 *  that open/close frequently)
                 */
                schedule_delayed_work(&ac97->power_work,
-                                     msecs_to_jiffies(2000));
+                                     msecs_to_jiffies(power_save * 1000));
        else {
                cancel_delayed_work(&ac97->power_work);
                update_power_regs(ac97);