diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
index 7ae2d0888218a0415f041cecf60d46112f707339..d36a169c1b86723d421f0f00c8e14fd42988221b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
@@ -77,11 +77,7 @@
 
 #define WDOG_COUNTER_RATE 13000000	/*the counter clock is 13 MHz fixed */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static int heartbeat = DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT;
 
 static unsigned long wdt_status;