diff --git a/library/ceph_ec_profile.py b/library/ceph_ec_profile.py
index 0b84724095..778a7a7287 100644
--- a/library/ceph_ec_profile.py
+++ b/library/ceph_ec_profile.py
@@ -174,11 +174,11 @@ def run_module():
                    choices=['present', 'absent'], default='present'),
         stripe_unit=dict(type='str', required=False),
         plugin=dict(type='str', required=False, default='jerasure'),
-        k=dict(type='int', required=False),
-        m=dict(type='int', required=False),
-        d=dict(type='int', required=False),
-        l=dict(type='int', required=False),
-        c=dict(type='int', required=False),
+        k=dict(type='str', required=False),
+        m=dict(type='str', required=False),
+        d=dict(type='str', required=False),
+        l=dict(type='str', required=False),
+        c=dict(type='str', required=False),
         scalar_mds=dict(type='str', required=False),
         technique=dict(type='str', required=False),
         crush_root=dict(type='str', required=False),