diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/ppc4xx_cpm.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/ppc4xx_cpm.c
index ba95adf81d8d9..05047cf32dbb0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/ppc4xx_cpm.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/ppc4xx_cpm.c
@@ -341,6 +341,6 @@ late_initcall(cpm_init);
 static int __init cpm_powersave_off(char *arg)
 {
 	cpm.powersave_off = 1;
-	return 0;
+	return 1;
 }
 __setup("powersave=off", cpm_powersave_off);