1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
index fd7093879c66..fcd1c02a32cb 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
@@ -709,11 +709,11 @@ static int ipmi_close(struct inode *ino, struct file *filep)
                 if (expect_close == 42) {
                         ipmi_watchdog_state = WDOG_TIMEOUT_NONE;
                         ipmi_set_timeout(IPMI_SET_TIMEOUT_NO_HB);
-                        clear_bit(0, &ipmi_wdog_open);
                 } else {
                         printk(KERN_CRIT PFX "Unexpected close, not stopping watchdog!\n");
                         ipmi_heartbeat();
                 }
+                clear_bit(0, &ipmi_wdog_open);
         }
 
         ipmi_fasync (-1, filep, 0);