1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/mips/ar7/platform.c b/arch/mips/ar7/platform.c
index e2278c04459d..835f3f0319ca 100644
--- a/arch/mips/ar7/platform.c
+++ b/arch/mips/ar7/platform.c
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ static int __init ar7_register_devices(void)
 {
         u16 chip_id;
         int res;
+        u32 *bootcr, val;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250
         static struct uart_port uart_port[2];
 
@@ -595,7 +596,13 @@ static int __init ar7_register_devices(void)
 
         ar7_wdt_res.end = ar7_wdt_res.start + 0x20;
 
-        res = platform_device_register(&ar7_wdt);
+        bootcr = (u32 *)ioremap_nocache(AR7_REGS_DCL, 4);
+        val = *bootcr;
+        iounmap(bootcr);
+
+        /* Register watchdog only if enabled in hardware */
+        if (val & AR7_WDT_HW_ENA)
+                res = platform_device_register(&ar7_wdt);
 
         return res;
 }