diff --git a/ivl.def b/ivl.def
index f45d6f846..c3771a2ab 100644
--- a/ivl.def
+++ b/ivl.def
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ ivl_parameter_lsb
 ivl_parameter_msb
 ivl_parameter_scope
 ivl_parameter_signed
+ivl_parameter_width
 
 ivl_path_condit
 ivl_path_delay
diff --git a/ivl_target.h b/ivl_target.h
index c46721697..ba9ad1e63 100644
--- a/ivl_target.h
+++ b/ivl_target.h
@@ -1612,6 +1612,9 @@ extern ivl_signal_t ivl_nexus_ptr_sig(ivl_nexus_ptr_t net);
  *    a range the value is zero based and the width of the expression is
  *    used to determine the MSB.
  *
+ * ivl_parameter_width
+ *    return |MSB - LSB| + 1
+ *
  * ivl_parameter_signed
  *    Returns if the parameter was declared to be signed.
  *
@@ -1628,6 +1631,7 @@ extern ivl_scope_t ivl_parameter_scope(ivl_parameter_t net);
 extern ivl_expr_t  ivl_parameter_expr(ivl_parameter_t net);
 extern int         ivl_parameter_msb(ivl_parameter_t net);
 extern int         ivl_parameter_lsb(ivl_parameter_t net);
+extern unsigned    ivl_parameter_width(ivl_parameter_t net);
 extern int         ivl_parameter_signed(ivl_parameter_t net);
 extern int         ivl_parameter_local(ivl_parameter_t net);
 extern const char* ivl_parameter_file(ivl_parameter_t net);
diff --git a/t-dll-api.cc b/t-dll-api.cc
index 15fc0c247..de411b481 100644
--- a/t-dll-api.cc
+++ b/t-dll-api.cc
@@ -1764,6 +1764,19 @@ extern "C" int ivl_parameter_lsb(ivl_parameter_t net)
       return net->lsb;
 }
 
+/*
+ * No need to waste space with storing the width of the parameter since
+ * it can easily be computed when needed.
+ */
+extern "C" unsigned ivl_parameter_width(ivl_parameter_t net)
+{
+      unsigned result = 1;
+      assert(net);
+      if (net->msb >= net->lsb) result += net->msb - net->lsb;
+      else result += net->lsb - net->msb;
+      return result;
+}
+
 extern "C" ivl_expr_t ivl_parameter_expr(ivl_parameter_t net)
 {
       assert(net);
diff --git a/tgt-vlog95/scope.c b/tgt-vlog95/scope.c
index dd85a47eb..4a73c4151 100644
--- a/tgt-vlog95/scope.c
+++ b/tgt-vlog95/scope.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ void emit_scope_variables(ivl_scope_t scope)
 	    fprintf(vlog_out, " = ");
 	      /* Need to emit the parameters value not its name. */
 	    emitting_param = par;
-	    emit_expr(scope, pex, ivl_expr_width(pex), 1, 0, 0);
+	    emit_expr(scope, pex, ivl_parameter_width(par), 1, 0, 0);
 	    emitting_param = 0;
 	    fprintf(vlog_out, ";");
 	    if (emit_file_line) {