diff --git a/srpt/README b/srpt/README
index f5940962c..ae06ffd62 100644
--- a/srpt/README
+++ b/srpt/README
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ The ib_srpt kernel module supports the following parameters:
   Mode (1) is choosen if both one_target_per_port and
   use_node_guid_in_target_name are false. Mode (2) is choosen if
   one_target_per_port is false and use_node_guid_in_target_name is true. Mode
-  (3) is choosen if one_target_per_port is true.
+  (3) is choosen if one_target_per_port is true. This last mode is the
+  default mode.
 * rdma_cm_port (number)
   A 16-bit number that specifies the port number to be registered via the
   RDMA/CM. Must be specified to make communication over RoCE or iWARP
diff --git a/srpt/src/ib_srpt.c b/srpt/src/ib_srpt.c
index a322d2a9c..807485476 100644
--- a/srpt/src/ib_srpt.c
+++ b/srpt/src/ib_srpt.c
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(use_node_guid_in_target_name,
 
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 31) \
     || defined(RHEL_MAJOR) && RHEL_MAJOR -0 <= 5
-static int one_target_per_port;
+static int one_target_per_port = true;
 #else
-static bool one_target_per_port;
+static bool one_target_per_port = true;
 #endif
 module_param(one_target_per_port, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(one_target_per_port,