diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/omap_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/omap_wdt.c
index 27fdfd1..c8a7ccf 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/omap_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/omap_wdt.c
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@
 
 	wdev = xzalloc(sizeof(*wdev));
 	wdev->wdog.set_timeout	= omap_wdt_set_timeout;
+	wdev->wdog.hwdev = dev;
 	wdev->wdt_trgr_pattern	= 0x1234;
 
 	/* reserve static register mappings */