diff --git a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000_isa.c b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000_isa.c
index 496223e9e2f..f0840d55ab7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000_isa.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000_isa.c
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ static unsigned long port[MAXDEV];
 static unsigned long mem[MAXDEV];
 static int __devinitdata irq[MAXDEV];
 static int __devinitdata clk[MAXDEV];
-static char __devinitdata cdr[MAXDEV] = {[0 ... (MAXDEV - 1)] = -1};
-static char __devinitdata ocr[MAXDEV] = {[0 ... (MAXDEV - 1)] = -1};
-static char __devinitdata indirect[MAXDEV] = {[0 ... (MAXDEV - 1)] = -1};
+static unsigned char __devinitdata cdr[MAXDEV] = {[0 ... (MAXDEV - 1)] = 0xff};
+static unsigned char __devinitdata ocr[MAXDEV] = {[0 ... (MAXDEV - 1)] = 0xff};
+static int __devinitdata indirect[MAXDEV] = {[0 ... (MAXDEV - 1)] = -1};
 
 module_param_array(port, ulong, NULL, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(port, "I/O port number");
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(port, "I/O port number");
 module_param_array(mem, ulong, NULL, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(mem, "I/O memory address");
 
-module_param_array(indirect, byte, NULL, S_IRUGO);
+module_param_array(indirect, int, NULL, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(indirect, "Indirect access via address and data port");
 
 module_param_array(irq, int, NULL, S_IRUGO);
@@ -189,17 +189,17 @@ static int __devinit sja1000_isa_probe(struct device *pdev, unsigned int idx)
 	else
 		priv->can.clock.freq = CLK_DEFAULT / 2;
 
-	if (ocr[idx] != -1)
-		priv->ocr = ocr[idx] & 0xff;
-	else if (ocr[0] != -1)
-		priv->ocr = ocr[0] & 0xff;
+	if (ocr[idx] != 0xff)
+		priv->ocr = ocr[idx];
+	else if (ocr[0] != 0xff)
+		priv->ocr = ocr[0];
 	else
 		priv->ocr = OCR_DEFAULT;
 
-	if (cdr[idx] != -1)
-		priv->cdr = cdr[idx] & 0xff;
-	else if (cdr[0] != -1)
-		priv->cdr = cdr[0] & 0xff;
+	if (cdr[idx] != 0xff)
+		priv->cdr = cdr[idx];
+	else if (cdr[0] != 0xff)
+		priv->cdr = cdr[0];
 	else
 		priv->cdr = CDR_DEFAULT;