1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
index 77ca72c0c6d5..a5d36ae350dd 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 
 #define HPWDT_VERSION                   "1.1.1"
+#define SECS_TO_TICKS(secs)             ((secs) * 1000 / 128)
 #define DEFAULT_MARGIN                  30
 
 static unsigned int soft_margin = DEFAULT_MARGIN;       /* in seconds */
@@ -410,7 +411,7 @@ static int __devinit detect_cru_service(void)
  */
 static void hpwdt_start(void)
 {
-        reload = (soft_margin * 1000) / 128;
+        reload = SECS_TO_TICKS(soft_margin);
         iowrite16(reload, hpwdt_timer_reg);
         iowrite16(0x85, hpwdt_timer_con);
 }
@@ -443,7 +444,7 @@ static int hpwdt_change_timer(int new_margin)
         printk(KERN_DEBUG
                 "hpwdt: New timer passed in is %d seconds.\n",
                 new_margin);
-        reload = (soft_margin * 1000) / 128;
+        reload = SECS_TO_TICKS(soft_margin);
 
         return 0;
 }