diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/msc313e_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/msc313e_wdt.c
index 4a5cce2a16b1..9a400562d1ae 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/msc313e_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/msc313e_wdt.c
@@ -191,11 +191,15 @@ static int __maybe_unused msc313e_wdt_suspend(struct device *dev)
 static int __maybe_unused msc313e_wdt_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct msc313e_wdt_priv *priv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (watchdog_active(&priv->wdev) || watchdog_hw_running(&priv->wdev))
-		msc313e_wdt_start(&priv->wdev);
+	if (watchdog_active(&priv->wdev) || watchdog_hw_running(&priv->wdev)) {
+		ret = msc313e_wdt_start(&priv->wdev);
+		if (ret)
+			dev_err(dev, "Failed to restart watchdog (err=%d)\n", ret);
+	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(msc313e_wdt_pm_ops, msc313e_wdt_suspend, msc313e_wdt_resume);