diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
index a79e384..4bc3744 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@
 							"cannot start\n");
 	}
 
+	watchdog_set_nowayout(&s3c2410_wdd, nowayout);
+
 	ret = watchdog_register_device(&s3c2410_wdd);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "cannot register watchdog (%d)\n", ret);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
index beb3ad2..6cd1ba41 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
@@ -213,11 +213,9 @@
 
 	wm831x_wdt->info = &wm831x_wdt_info;
 	wm831x_wdt->ops = &wm831x_wdt_ops;
+	watchdog_set_nowayout(wm831x_wdt, nowayout);
 	watchdog_set_drvdata(wm831x_wdt, driver_data);
 
-	if (nowayout)
-		wm831x_wdt->status |= WDOG_NO_WAY_OUT;
-
 	reg = wm831x_reg_read(wm831x, WM831X_WATCHDOG);
 	reg &= WM831X_WDOG_TO_MASK;
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(wm831x_wdt_cfgs); i++)