1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
index 8c4b2d5bb7da..871caea4e1c6 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
@@ -320,6 +320,11 @@ static int __devinit wm831x_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
        struct wm831x_watchdog_pdata *pdata;
        int reg, ret;
+        if (wm831x) {
+                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "wm831x watchdog already registered\n");
+                return -EBUSY;
+        }
        wm831x = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);
        ret = wm831x_reg_read(wm831x, WM831X_WATCHDOG);