1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
index 70c2c24660d0..af48075dafb1 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ static void hpwdt_ping(void)
 static int hpwdt_change_timer(int new_margin)
 {
         /* Arbitrary, can't find the card's limits */
-        if (new_margin < 30 || new_margin > 600) {
+        if (new_margin < 5 || new_margin > 600) {
                 printk(KERN_WARNING
                         "hpwdt: New value passed in is invalid: %d seconds.\n",
                         new_margin);