diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 5a2625645ea9..29d99f775c8a 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 5423980245c56fd968840b6d36bbddc2719084e4
+refs/heads/master: de6c642ca9566ed358e1cde5fa0e25f7788a5566
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/char/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c b/trunk/drivers/char/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c
index 951764614ebf..7a4dfb95d087 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/char/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/char/watchdog/sbc_epx_c3.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <linux/reboot.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/ioport.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
@@ -181,11 +182,14 @@ static int __init watchdog_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!request_region(EPXC3_WATCHDOG_CTL_REG, 2, "epxc3_watchdog"))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	ret = register_reboot_notifier(&epx_c3_notifier);
 	if (ret) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "cannot register reboot notifier "
 			"(err=%d)\n", ret);
-		return ret;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	ret = misc_register(&epx_c3_miscdev);
@@ -193,18 +197,23 @@ static int __init watchdog_init(void)
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "cannot register miscdev on minor=%d "
 			"(err=%d)\n", WATCHDOG_MINOR, ret);
 		unregister_reboot_notifier(&epx_c3_notifier);
-		return ret;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	printk(banner);
 
 	return 0;
+
+out:
+	release_region(EPXC3_WATCHDOG_CTL_REG, 2);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit watchdog_exit(void)
 {
 	misc_deregister(&epx_c3_miscdev);
 	unregister_reboot_notifier(&epx_c3_notifier);
+	release_region(EPXC3_WATCHDOG_CTL_REG, 2);
 }
 
 module_init(watchdog_init);