diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index 5c4933bb4b5336258f3d31f22971a1aea87c0dd9..9c9945284bcf240d319b98f986c2573b4d16e307 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int console_blanked;
 
 static int vesa_blank_mode; /* 0:none 1:suspendV 2:suspendH 3:powerdown */
 static int vesa_off_interval;
-static int blankinterval = 10*60;
+static int blankinterval;
 core_param(consoleblank, blankinterval, int, 0444);
 
 static DECLARE_WORK(console_work, console_callback);