diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/imx_watchdog.c b/drivers/watchdog/imx_watchdog.c
index 0d77595..f9f8175 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/imx_watchdog.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/imx_watchdog.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 {
 	struct watchdog_regs *wdog = (struct watchdog_regs *)WDOG1_BASE_ADDR;
 
-	clrsetbits_le16(&wdog->wcr, 0, WCR_WDE);
+	clrsetbits_le16(&wdog->wcr, WCR_WT_MSK, WCR_WDE);
 
 	writew(0x5555, &wdog->wsr);
 	writew(0xaaaa, &wdog->wsr);	/* load minimum 1/2 second timeout */