1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
index cd5a565bc3a0..185c093a8591 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ static int iTCO_wdt_start(void)
 
         /* disable chipset's NO_REBOOT bit */
         if (iTCO_wdt_unset_NO_REBOOT_bit()) {
+                spin_unlock(&iTCO_wdt_private.io_lock);
                 printk(KERN_ERR PFX "failed to reset NO_REBOOT flag, reboot disabled by hardware\n");
                 return -EIO;
         }