diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/devices.c
index 7b4b9327e54332e1edc3bacec2a35269169fd6b2..527c0046064d71c4ea048dd78a698bce4204dd8c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/devices.c
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ static int __init omap_init_wdt(void)
 	char *oh_name = "wd_timer2";
 	char *dev_name = "omap_wdt";
 
-	if (!cpu_class_is_omap2())
+	if (!cpu_class_is_omap2() || of_have_populated_dt())
 		return 0;
 
 	oh = omap_hwmod_lookup(oh_name);