diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_iucv.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_iucv.c
index 82a76cac94de..32366caca662 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_iucv.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_iucv.c
@@ -1417,7 +1417,9 @@ static int __init hvc_iucv_init(void)
  */
 static	int __init hvc_iucv_config(char *val)
 {
-	 return kstrtoul(val, 10, &hvc_iucv_devices);
+	if (kstrtoul(val, 10, &hvc_iucv_devices))
+		pr_warn("hvc_iucv= invalid parameter value '%s'\n", val);
+	return 1;
 }