diff --git a/drivers/w1/w1_int.c b/drivers/w1/w1_int.c
index 9d723efdf91..3fd6e6651fb 100644
--- a/drivers/w1/w1_int.c
+++ b/drivers/w1/w1_int.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #include "w1_int.h"
 
 static u32 w1_ids = 1;
+static int w1_search_count = -1; /* Default is continual scan */
+module_param_named(search_count, w1_search_count, int, 0);
 
 static int w1_enable_pullup = 1;
 module_param_named(enable_pullup, w1_enable_pullup, int, 0);
@@ -62,8 +64,8 @@ static struct w1_master * w1_alloc_dev(u32 id, int slave_count, int slave_ttl,
 	dev->initialized	= 0;
 	dev->id			= id;
 	dev->slave_ttl		= slave_ttl;
+	dev->search_count	= w1_search_count;
 	dev->enable_pullup	= w1_enable_pullup;
-        dev->search_count	= -1; /* continual scan */
 
 	/* 1 for w1_process to decrement
 	 * 1 for __w1_remove_master_device to decrement