1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/booke_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/booke_wdt.c
index 0f5c77ddd39d..d362f5bf658a 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/booke_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/booke_wdt.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static int booke_wdt_open (struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
                                 booke_wdt_period);
         }
 
-        return 0;
+        return nonseekable_open(inode, file);
 }
 
 static const struct file_operations booke_wdt_fops = {