diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbsa_gwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbsa_gwdt.c
index e8bd9887c5663..1ffb0394c8a17 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbsa_gwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbsa_gwdt.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ static int sbsa_gwdt_set_timeout(struct watchdog_device *wdd,
 	struct sbsa_gwdt *gwdt = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
 
 	wdd->timeout = timeout;
+	timeout = clamp_t(unsigned int, timeout, 1, wdd->max_hw_heartbeat_ms / 1000);
 
 	if (action)
 		writel(gwdt->clk * timeout,