diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/f71808e_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/f71808e_wdt.c
index 67e3446..a23f68b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/f71808e_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/f71808e_wdt.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/watchdog.h>
 
 #define DRVNAME "f71808e_wdt"
@@ -431,10 +432,19 @@ static const struct watchdog_ops fintek_wdt_ops = {
 	.set_timeout = fintek_wdt_set_timeout,
 };
 
-static int __init watchdog_init(int sioaddr)
+static int fintek_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct watchdog_device *wdd;
 	int wdt_conf, err = 0;
+	struct resource *res;
+	int sioaddr;
+
+	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_IO, 0);
+	if (!res)
+		return -ENXIO;
+
+	sioaddr = res->start;
 
 	watchdog.sioaddr = sioaddr;
 	watchdog.ident.options = WDIOF_SETTIMEOUT
@@ -467,6 +477,7 @@ static int __init watchdog_init(int sioaddr)
 
 	superio_exit(sioaddr);
 
+	wdd->parent		= dev;
 	wdd->info               = &watchdog.ident;
 	wdd->ops                = &fintek_wdt_ops;
 	wdd->min_timeout        = 1;
@@ -491,16 +502,16 @@ static int __init watchdog_init(int sioaddr)
 	if (start_withtimeout) {
 		err = fintek_wdt_start(wdd);
 		if (err) {
-			pr_err("cannot start watchdog timer\n");
+			dev_err(dev, "cannot start watchdog timer\n");
 			return err;
 		}
 
 		set_bit(WDOG_HW_RUNNING, &wdd->status);
-		pr_info("watchdog started with initial timeout of %u sec\n",
-			start_withtimeout);
+		dev_info(dev, "watchdog started with initial timeout of %u sec\n",
+			 start_withtimeout);
 	}
 
-	return watchdog_register_device(wdd);
+	return devm_watchdog_register_device(dev, wdd);
 }
 
 static int __init fintek_wdt_find(int sioaddr)
@@ -566,9 +577,19 @@ static int __init fintek_wdt_find(int sioaddr)
 	return err;
 }
 
+static struct platform_driver fintek_wdt_driver = {
+	.probe          = fintek_wdt_probe,
+	.driver         = {
+		.name   = DRVNAME,
+	},
+};
+
+static struct platform_device *fintek_wdt_pdev;
+
 static int __init fintek_wdt_init(void)
 {
 	static const unsigned short addrs[] = { 0x2e, 0x4e };
+	struct resource wdt_res = {};
 	int err = -ENODEV;
 	int i;
 
@@ -585,12 +606,26 @@ static int __init fintek_wdt_init(void)
 	if (i == ARRAY_SIZE(addrs))
 		return err;
 
-	return watchdog_init(addrs[i]);
+	platform_driver_register(&fintek_wdt_driver);
+
+	wdt_res.name = "superio port";
+	wdt_res.flags = IORESOURCE_IO;
+	wdt_res.start = addrs[i];
+	wdt_res.end   = addrs[i] + 1;
+
+	fintek_wdt_pdev = platform_device_register_simple(DRVNAME, -1, &wdt_res, 1);
+	if (IS_ERR(fintek_wdt_pdev)) {
+		platform_driver_unregister(&fintek_wdt_driver);
+		return PTR_ERR(fintek_wdt_pdev);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __exit fintek_wdt_exit(void)
 {
-	watchdog_unregister_device(&watchdog.wdd);
+	platform_device_unregister(fintek_wdt_pdev);
+	platform_driver_unregister(&fintek_wdt_driver);
 }
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("F71808E Watchdog Driver");