diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
index c51d0b0ea0c4c865e80ef0f4c9a61b357579589f..83e22e7ea4a2f6d8db664fba16b186b37d8fa7ff 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static struct miscdevice davinci_wdt_miscdev = {
 	.fops = &davinci_wdt_fops,
 };
 
-static int davinci_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int __devinit davinci_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	int ret = 0, size;
 	struct resource *res;
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static int davinci_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int davinci_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int __devexit davinci_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	misc_deregister(&davinci_wdt_miscdev);
 	if (wdt_mem) {
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static struct platform_driver platform_wdt_driver = {
 		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe = davinci_wdt_probe,
-	.remove = davinci_wdt_remove,
+	.remove = __devexit_p(davinci_wdt_remove),
 };
 
 static int __init davinci_wdt_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mtx-1_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mtx-1_wdt.c
index 539b6f6ba7f1e808fa341eb3df5d4ecd2da43893..08e8a6ab74e11f11c3ea22cddc4a785cc9c1aaf0 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mtx-1_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mtx-1_wdt.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static struct miscdevice mtx1_wdt_misc = {
 };
 
 
-static int mtx1_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int __devinit mtx1_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static int mtx1_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int mtx1_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int __devexit mtx1_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	/* FIXME: do we need to lock this test ? */
 	if (mtx1_wdt_device.queue) {
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static int mtx1_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static struct platform_driver mtx1_wdt = {
 	.probe = mtx1_wdt_probe,
-	.remove = mtx1_wdt_remove,
+	.remove = __devexit_p(mtx1_wdt_remove),
 	.driver.name = "mtx1-wdt",
 	.driver.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
index 64135195f8272531c10997338f52f60352488830..f24d04132eda85252615a11d2907dbb8c5631362 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ static struct miscdevice pnx4008_wdt_miscdev = {
 	.fops = &pnx4008_wdt_fops,
 };
 
-static int pnx4008_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int __devinit pnx4008_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	int ret = 0, size;
 	struct resource *res;
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static int pnx4008_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int pnx4008_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int __devexit pnx4008_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	misc_deregister(&pnx4008_wdt_miscdev);
 	if (wdt_clk) {
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ static struct platform_driver platform_wdt_driver = {
 		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe = pnx4008_wdt_probe,
-	.remove = pnx4008_wdt_remove,
+	.remove = __devexit_p(pnx4008_wdt_remove),
 };
 
 static int __init pnx4008_wdt_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c
index 36e221beedcda87d386be2ff838836cb506800d8..4976bfd1fce6cc66476c21069bd89ae3d5312169 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static int __devinit rdc321x_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int rdc321x_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int __devexit rdc321x_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	if (rdc321x_wdt_device.queue) {
 		rdc321x_wdt_device.queue = 0;
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static int rdc321x_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static struct platform_driver rdc321x_wdt_driver = {
 	.probe = rdc321x_wdt_probe,
-	.remove = rdc321x_wdt_remove,
+	.remove = __devexit_p(rdc321x_wdt_remove),
 	.driver = {
 		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 		.name = "rdc321x-wdt",
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/rm9k_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/rm9k_wdt.c
index cce1982a1b58eb558b84187ae8e7743cc55b1d22..2e4442642262d4bddfda6803f39fbf5b56e6f970 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/rm9k_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/rm9k_wdt.c
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ static const struct resource *wdt_gpi_get_resource(struct platform_device *pdv,
 	return platform_get_resource_byname(pdv, type, buf);
 }
 
-/* No hotplugging on the platform bus - use __init */
-static int __init wdt_gpi_probe(struct platform_device *pdv)
+/* No hotplugging on the platform bus - use __devinit */
+static int __devinit wdt_gpi_probe(struct platform_device *pdv)
 {
 	int res;
 	const struct resource
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ static int __init wdt_gpi_probe(struct platform_device *pdv)
 	return res;
 }
 
-static int __exit wdt_gpi_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
+static int __devexit wdt_gpi_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
 	int res;