diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
index fcd1c02a32cb329e055c38406897e0d647e5173d..d35a953961cb9df8d5df54310cea2342f68fd8f9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
@@ -131,11 +131,7 @@
 #define	WDIOC_GET_PRETIMEOUT     _IOW(WATCHDOG_IOCTL_BASE, 22, int)
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout;
-#endif
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 
 static ipmi_user_t watchdog_user = NULL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/acquirewdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/acquirewdt.c
index 8f302121741bc9a08c53695898f1db3b2c39a8db..7289f4af93d0e6c90707ceac5f3b0bae1bb10336 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/acquirewdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/acquirewdt.c
@@ -82,12 +82,7 @@ static int wdt_start = 0x443;
 module_param(wdt_start, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(wdt_start, "Acquire WDT 'start' io port (default 0x443)");
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/advantechwdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/advantechwdt.c
index ea73c8379bdda6c67cb591b80fe53c3d9fa3c641..194a3fd36b912e43c81f0aed8cf9cb65bfa050e8 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/advantechwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/advantechwdt.c
@@ -73,12 +73,7 @@ static int timeout = WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT;	/* in seconds */
 module_param(timeout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=63, default=" __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ".");
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c
index 0715fcf0aed460650f22400da86639bb5217b5e5..8338ca300e2e75f2dfc74309deb075fac91c7e98 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/alim1535_wdt.c
@@ -38,12 +38,7 @@ static int timeout = WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT;
 module_param(timeout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Watchdog timeout in seconds. (0<timeout<18000, default=" __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ")");
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.c
index 90c091d9e0f56d715755a68ffc60eaec4f156b0b..c05ac188a4d7e3e2aae1e8cb355bbd7d2cb68b0c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.c
@@ -75,12 +75,7 @@ static unsigned long wdt_is_open;
 static char wdt_expect_close;
 static struct pci_dev *alim7101_pmu;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c
index 2a29a511df7fb1fd0296a4cdaf58137f9d550727..25c2f257561152094e832aeac08d7ebcd9a8ed82 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/eurotechwdt.c
@@ -72,12 +72,7 @@ static char *ev = "int";
 
 #define WDT_TIMEOUT		60                /* 1 minute */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/i8xx_tco.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/i8xx_tco.c
index 5d07ee59679d4a7ce2c32d144789c397788716b6..f975dab1ddf95417f4c6214a0057661a0cf71c7c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/i8xx_tco.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/i8xx_tco.c
@@ -105,12 +105,7 @@ static int heartbeat = WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT;  /* in seconds */
 module_param(heartbeat, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat, "Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. (2<heartbeat<39, default=" __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT) ")");
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/ib700wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
index d974f16e84d2e5cdd3131c3f8375de5ead4c0a00..cf60329eec85a16065c1de34191b789d9730d80a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
@@ -117,12 +117,7 @@ static int wd_times[] = {
 
 static int wd_margin = WD_TIMO;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/indydog.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/indydog.c
index 6af2c799b57ef2c76352bd608c9e4de7af65e64e..b4b94daba67ea55e916173bf1738e422b2eec5d4 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/indydog.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/indydog.c
@@ -29,14 +29,9 @@
 #define PFX "indydog: "
 static int indydog_alive;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
 #define WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT 30		/* 30 sec default timeout */
 
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c
index 4b039516cc866c9f03f5fe82a964faf7cc995af1..e7640bc4904b3fb869f75f770027edcdd9022ba9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c
@@ -30,11 +30,7 @@
 #include <asm/hardware.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static unsigned int heartbeat = 60;	/* (secs) Default is 1 minute */
 static unsigned long wdt_status;
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c
index 83df369113a42e3ead7a5bb43bbf013dc5a1b473..8d916afbf4facdab59621fa874195bbaf4c4bacd 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c
@@ -27,11 +27,7 @@
 #include <asm/hardware.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static int heartbeat = 60;	/* (secs) Default is 1 minute */
 static unsigned long wdt_status;
 static unsigned long boot_status;
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/machzwd.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/machzwd.c
index 9da395fa7794fb2c0f25b78d85764a5872623cbf..a9a20aad61e705125f9e696abb8b07855ea2ec62 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/machzwd.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/machzwd.c
@@ -94,12 +94,7 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("MachZ ZF-Logic Watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/mixcomwd.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/mixcomwd.c
index 3143e4a07535c3b53fad61067b3733d12c7dda2e..c9b301dccec36427caa4262332b261401f11a0bc 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/mixcomwd.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/mixcomwd.c
@@ -62,12 +62,7 @@ static int mixcomwd_timer_alive;
 static struct timer_list mixcomwd_timer = TIMER_INITIALIZER(NULL, 0, 0);
 static char expect_close;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd.c
index 6ebce3f2ef9c5fca0ef0b4cfab03b83da818efeb..427ad51b7a3519f23844d4c012402c50bec150e7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd.c
@@ -146,12 +146,7 @@ static int heartbeat = WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT;
 module_param(heartbeat, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat, "Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. (2<=heartbeat<=7200, default=" __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT) ")");
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd_pci.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd_pci.c
index 8ce0666273265cd4d01471ac64859742a8120b27..2b13afb09c5dfc4d601e65256ccf20bacc0641b2 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd_pci.c
@@ -103,12 +103,7 @@ static int heartbeat = WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT;
 module_param(heartbeat, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat, "Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. (0<heartbeat<65536, default=" __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT) ")");
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c
index 1127201d73b8940d3205c1a244f5b4920c4b42ca..092e9b133750f67f56d803df1ce06039ab6c78cf 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd_usb.c
@@ -79,12 +79,7 @@ static int heartbeat = WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT;
 module_param(heartbeat, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat, "Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. (0<heartbeat<65536, default=" __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT) ")");
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
index 1699d2c28ce5edcd05d0ae6368ea06c22a8f2ec3..f85ac898a49aa7632cf06a5182acbbc1bb742a2f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
@@ -62,12 +62,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_S3C2410_WATCHDOG_ATBOOT		(0)
 #define CONFIG_S3C2410_WATCHDOG_DEFAULT_TIME	(15)
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static int tmr_margin	= CONFIG_S3C2410_WATCHDOG_DEFAULT_TIME;
 static int tmr_atboot	= CONFIG_S3C2410_WATCHDOG_ATBOOT;
 static int soft_noboot	= 0;
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/sa1100_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/sa1100_wdt.c
index 34e8f7b15e30af6bffd1490bb16c916e8e013cc2..1b2132617dc3f94bf689e12e4ce34495e830b24c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/sa1100_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/sa1100_wdt.c
@@ -42,11 +42,7 @@ static unsigned long sa1100wdt_users;
 static int expect_close;
 static int pre_margin;
 static int boot_status;
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 
 /*
  *	Allow only one person to hold it open
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/sbc60xxwdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/sbc60xxwdt.c
index d7de9880605a576e3edb7821b02e01daf93f49bf..ed0bd55fbfc1d7cd9cb98e5b464032a10f50fc2c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/sbc60xxwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/sbc60xxwdt.c
@@ -98,12 +98,7 @@ static int timeout = WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT;	/* in seconds, will be multiplied by HZ t
 module_param(timeout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=3600, default=" __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ")");
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c
index 24401e84729e7a5eec5216ca87cf26659073e7af..515ce757204996c188589e74ce29341f8b41ab76 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/sc1200wdt.c
@@ -91,12 +91,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(io, "io port");
 module_param(timeout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "range is 0-255 minutes, default is 1");
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/sc520_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/sc520_wdt.c
index f6d143e1900d802206f16df61a839cc959fd4e01..72501be79b0c6a93b4affbf27a1dcd74c346b20e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/sc520_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/sc520_wdt.c
@@ -94,12 +94,7 @@ static int timeout = WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT;	/* in seconds, will be multiplied by HZ t
 module_param(timeout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=3600, default=" __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ")");
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/scx200_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/scx200_wdt.c
index b569670e4ed53860912080f74c4bc0ab0022a8fa..c4568569f3a8cf9fe3561c80881ba99580563dc4 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/scx200_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/scx200_wdt.c
@@ -39,15 +39,11 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("NatSemi SCx200 Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-#define CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT 0
-#endif
-
 static int margin = 60;		/* in seconds */
 module_param(margin, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(margin, "Watchdog margin in seconds");
 
-static int nowayout = CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Disable watchdog shutdown on close");
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/shwdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/shwdt.c
index 3bc9272a474c21d2cfbb9b709377651f1bc66723..1f4cab55b2efb26b9c5623a9a536eab48149aa7f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/shwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/shwdt.c
@@ -75,11 +75,7 @@ static unsigned long next_heartbeat;
 #define WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT 30			/* 30 sec default heartbeat */
 static int heartbeat = WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT;	/* in seconds */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 
 /**
  * 	sh_wdt_start - Start the Watchdog
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/softdog.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/softdog.c
index 98c7578740e2fd0e336cf52cfe927de077badb66..4d7ed931f5c6c918f738eea02caee70acfd4b493 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/softdog.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/softdog.c
@@ -56,12 +56,7 @@ static int soft_margin = TIMER_MARGIN;	/* in seconds */
 module_param(soft_margin, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(soft_margin, "Watchdog soft_margin in seconds. (0<soft_margin<65536, default=" __MODULE_STRING(TIMER_MARGIN) ")");
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
index 813c97038f84ac58b7c8ed445287b0851fd233ab..465e0fd0423d48b2c405836ac428a14af8c37a09 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
@@ -54,12 +54,7 @@ static int timeout = WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT;	/* in seconds */
 module_param(timeout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=63, default=" __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ".");
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/w83877f_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/w83877f_wdt.c
index bccbd4d6ac2d94b2a3cf38b225d3719798ad33a0..52a8bd0a5988603ac6255d0c5db30c957f46d7a7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/w83877f_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/w83877f_wdt.c
@@ -85,12 +85,7 @@ module_param(timeout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Watchdog timeout in seconds. (1<=timeout<=3600, default=" __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT) ")");
 
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c
index abb0bea45c02f813d706ff81fd294bcec0d6cbb7..7cf6c9bbf4868848e75338f8cb48ad786f02f9f8 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c
@@ -63,12 +63,7 @@ static int timeout = WD_TIMO;  /* in seconds */
 module_param(timeout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Watchdog timeout in seconds. 1<= timeout <=255, default=" __MODULE_STRING(WD_TIMO) ".");
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt.c
index 1210ca0c425b3b829c2b50ef9bd921d1a5965317..ec7e401228ee85d85d100ed331cc677796b0f039 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt.c
@@ -63,12 +63,7 @@ static int wd_heartbeat;
 module_param(heartbeat, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat, "Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. (0<heartbeat<65536, default=" __MODULE_STRING(WD_TIMO) ")");
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt977.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt977.c
index 072e9b214759922bdaf6f1a2b17c6b8ad682d402..44d49dfacbb36db7d6d7dd14cafd586b611d77ea 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt977.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt977.c
@@ -53,12 +53,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,"Watchdog timeout in seconds (60..15300), default=" __M
 module_param(testmode, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(testmode,"Watchdog testmode (1 = no reboot), default=0");
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt_pci.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt_pci.c
index c80cb77b92fb0bc86261ba597489d6c6991dd145..4b3311993d4876bf91f07ef9e9c2147bc75e3278 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt_pci.c
@@ -89,12 +89,7 @@ static int wd_heartbeat;
 module_param(heartbeat, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat, "Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. (0<heartbeat<65536, default=" __MODULE_STRING(WD_TIMO) ")");
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/vmwatchdog.c b/drivers/s390/char/vmwatchdog.c
index 22cf4fec8da9a64034d63296217152fc8cd61943..5473c23fcb521d76f7cc941b71cdf2a57efe1bb5 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/vmwatchdog.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/vmwatchdog.c
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@
 static char vmwdt_cmd[MAX_CMDLEN] = "IPL";
 static int vmwdt_conceal;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int vmwdt_nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int vmwdt_nowayout = 0;
-#endif
+static int vmwdt_nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Arnd Bergmann <arndb@de.ibm.com>");
diff --git a/include/linux/watchdog.h b/include/linux/watchdog.h
index 88ba0d29f8c84ef15ce08c93818e7eca97cce4f8..1192ed8f4fe8ae965ccca10ce7ca745e0440b61d 100644
--- a/include/linux/watchdog.h
+++ b/include/linux/watchdog.h
@@ -47,4 +47,14 @@ struct watchdog_info {
 #define	WDIOS_ENABLECARD	0x0002	/* Turn on the watchdog timer */
 #define	WDIOS_TEMPPANIC		0x0004	/* Kernel panic on temperature trip */
 
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
+#define WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT	1
+#else
+#define WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT	0
+#endif
+
+#endif	/* __KERNEL__ */
+
 #endif  /* ifndef _LINUX_WATCHDOG_H */