1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/mpc8xx_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/mpc8xx_wdt.c
index 8aaed10dd499..85b5734403a5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/mpc8xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/mpc8xx_wdt.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static int mpc8xx_wdt_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
         m8xx_wdt_reset();
         mpc8xx_wdt_handler_disable();
 
-        return 0;
+        return nonseekable_open(inode, file);
 }
 
 static int mpc8xx_wdt_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)