diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdat_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdat_wdt.c
index 6f36a653767b3..e6f95e99156db 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdat_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdat_wdt.c
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ static int wdat_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	watchdog_set_nowayout(&wdat->wdd, nowayout);
 	watchdog_stop_on_reboot(&wdat->wdd);
+	watchdog_stop_on_unregister(&wdat->wdd);
 	return devm_watchdog_register_device(dev, &wdat->wdd);
 }