diff --git a/sound/pci/atiixp.c b/sound/pci/atiixp.c
index 332a71de9673f3d5ed15cb3ad31f58ef9d1cc25d..14f912ae40dad7876b0ec61d6e924dd2b23dfb90 100644
--- a/sound/pci/atiixp.c
+++ b/sound/pci/atiixp.c
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(ac97_quirk, "AC'97 workaround for strange hardware.");
 module_param(spdif_aclink, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(spdif_aclink, "S/PDIF over AC-link.");
 
+/* just for backward compatibility */
+static int enable;
+module_param(enable, int, 0444);
+
 
 /*
  */
diff --git a/sound/pci/atiixp_modem.c b/sound/pci/atiixp_modem.c
index a4778d373cdff78fcd168e174dd8db3c7ce6506b..ab39c0b7cceeca40d117e2b4a40611feda8be37f 100644
--- a/sound/pci/atiixp_modem.c
+++ b/sound/pci/atiixp_modem.c
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(id, "ID string for ATI IXP controller.");
 module_param(ac97_clock, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ac97_clock, "AC'97 codec clock (default 48000Hz).");
 
+/* just for backward compatibility */
+static int enable;
+module_param(enable, int, 0444);
+
 
 /*
  */
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index d9e88dfe8171659e2ce54470abe18ff84308bb81..1426fa0ac6d9b4cdb36e9a9a784f430a760594b8 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(model, "Use the given board model.");
 module_param(position_fix, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(position_fix, "Fix DMA pointer (0 = auto, 1 = none, 2 = POSBUF, 3 = FIFO size).");
 
+/* just for backward compatibility */
+static int enable;
+module_param(enable, int, 0444);
+
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_SUPPORTED_DEVICE("{{Intel, ICH6},"
 			 "{Intel, ICH6M},"
diff --git a/sound/pci/intel8x0.c b/sound/pci/intel8x0.c
index a82f3b62364b67ea2f6b094c48fde7f2e2a3c0c1..352c2cc650ae53b09bbf52002b4f0ecb243ebab2 100644
--- a/sound/pci/intel8x0.c
+++ b/sound/pci/intel8x0.c
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(buggy_irq, "Enable workaround for buggy interrupts on some moth
 module_param(xbox, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(xbox, "Set to 1 for Xbox, if you have problems with the AC'97 codec detection.");
 
+/* just for backward compatibility */
+static int enable;
+module_param(enable, int, 0444);
+static int joystick;
+module_param(joystick, int, 0444);
+
 /*
  *  Direct registers
  */
diff --git a/sound/pci/intel8x0m.c b/sound/pci/intel8x0m.c
index be604bb8445db48aa9d80891a5d3e65193c8405a..2295335981fb0ca2947b2738053cf7ca33e41c7b 100644
--- a/sound/pci/intel8x0m.c
+++ b/sound/pci/intel8x0m.c
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(id, "ID string for Intel i8x0 modemcard.");
 module_param(ac97_clock, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ac97_clock, "AC'97 codec clock (0 = auto-detect).");
 
+/* just for backward compatibility */
+static int enable;
+module_param(enable, int, 0444);
+
 /*
  *  Direct registers
  */
diff --git a/sound/pci/via82xx.c b/sound/pci/via82xx.c
index 4545208ee46073380294b3470fa851d1bcf9c9e9..b2779fb7d1a981810907b9aa5d55d1e569f70481 100644
--- a/sound/pci/via82xx.c
+++ b/sound/pci/via82xx.c
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(ac97_quirk, "AC'97 workaround for strange hardware.");
 module_param(dxs_support, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(dxs_support, "Support for DXS channels (0 = auto, 1 = enable, 2 = disable, 3 = 48k only, 4 = no VRA, 5 = enable any sample rate)");
 
+/* just for backward compatibility */
+static int enable;
+module_param(enable, int, 0444);
+
 
 /* revision numbers for via686 */
 #define VIA_REV_686_A		0x10
diff --git a/sound/pci/via82xx_modem.c b/sound/pci/via82xx_modem.c
index a7a60d837c85208547284314779dfbffb8057c24..9462ebf590d637dfc03b6a484facfaf3d28af2f9 100644
--- a/sound/pci/via82xx_modem.c
+++ b/sound/pci/via82xx_modem.c
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(id, "ID string for VIA 82xx bridge.");
 module_param(ac97_clock, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ac97_clock, "AC'97 codec clock (default 48000Hz).");
 
+/* just for backward compatibility */
+static int enable;
+module_param(enable, int, 0444);
+
 
 /*
  *  Direct registers