diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/msc313e_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/msc313e_wdt.c
index d962589e2c55..f69d66971c41 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/msc313e_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/msc313e_wdt.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ static int msc313e_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		set_bit(WDOG_HW_RUNNING, &priv->wdev.status);
 
 	watchdog_set_drvdata(&priv->wdev, priv);
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, priv);
 
 	watchdog_init_timeout(&priv->wdev, timeout, dev);
 	watchdog_stop_on_reboot(&priv->wdev);