diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c b/drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c
index 6c84780e358e8d12cc21a73deaa4644ae637ec0c..066b12990fbfb6f97ee7f16beb174ab388595013 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ struct sch56xx_watchdog_data *sch56xx_watchdog_register(struct device *parent,
 	if (nowayout)
 		set_bit(WDOG_NO_WAY_OUT, &data->wddev.status);
 	if (output_enable & SCH56XX_WDOG_OUTPUT_ENABLE)
-		set_bit(WDOG_ACTIVE, &data->wddev.status);
+		set_bit(WDOG_HW_RUNNING, &data->wddev.status);
 
 	/* Since the watchdog uses a downcounter there is no register to read
 	   the BIOS set timeout from (if any was set at all) ->