diff --git a/fs/nfs/delegation.c b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
index 568d2e6d65fa..5f85966d7709 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/delegation.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 static atomic_long_t nfs_active_delegations;
 static unsigned nfs_delegation_watermark = NFS_DEFAULT_DELEGATION_WATERMARK;
+module_param_named(delegation_watermark, nfs_delegation_watermark, uint, 0644);
 
 static void __nfs_free_delegation(struct nfs_delegation *delegation)
 {
@@ -1573,5 +1574,3 @@ bool nfs4_delegation_flush_on_close(const struct inode *inode)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return ret;
 }
-
-module_param_named(delegation_watermark, nfs_delegation_watermark, uint, 0644);