diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdat_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdat_wdt.c
index 1f0231699c1702ee2892d162f63f20610832c640..1bd4c8d89ed41d93baa224361cbf8a02fb47e7bc 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdat_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdat_wdt.c
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ static int wdat_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	watchdog_set_nowayout(&wdat->wdd, nowayout);
 	watchdog_stop_on_reboot(&wdat->wdd);
+	watchdog_stop_on_unregister(&wdat->wdd);
 	return devm_watchdog_register_device(dev, &wdat->wdd);
 }