diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/device_libs/platform_wdt.c b/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/device_libs/platform_wdt.c
index de734134bc8d2e1733fb831a32cdbfd8fcf80ed5..4f96cd00996200fc4eae7ee7a576d9ebb75273cc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/device_libs/platform_wdt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/device_libs/platform_wdt.c
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/platform_data/intel-mid_wdt.h>
+
 #include <asm/intel-mid.h>
+#include <asm/intel_scu_ipc.h>
 #include <asm/io_apic.h>
 
 #define TANGIER_EXT_TIMER0_MSI 15
@@ -50,14 +52,34 @@ static struct intel_mid_wdt_pdata tangier_pdata = {
 	.probe = tangier_probe,
 };
 
-static int __init register_mid_wdt(void)
+static int wdt_scu_status_change(struct notifier_block *nb,
+				 unsigned long code, void *data)
 {
-	if (intel_mid_identify_cpu() == INTEL_MID_CPU_CHIP_TANGIER) {
-		wdt_dev.dev.platform_data = &tangier_pdata;
-		return platform_device_register(&wdt_dev);
+	if (code == SCU_DOWN) {
+		platform_device_unregister(&wdt_dev);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
-	return -ENODEV;
+	return platform_device_register(&wdt_dev);
 }
 
+static struct notifier_block wdt_scu_notifier = {
+	.notifier_call	= wdt_scu_status_change,
+};
+
+static int __init register_mid_wdt(void)
+{
+	if (intel_mid_identify_cpu() != INTEL_MID_CPU_CHIP_TANGIER)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	wdt_dev.dev.platform_data = &tangier_pdata;
+
+	/*
+	 * We need to be sure that the SCU IPC is ready before watchdog device
+	 * can be registered:
+	 */
+	intel_scu_notifier_add(&wdt_scu_notifier);
+
+	return 0;
+}
 rootfs_initcall(register_mid_wdt);