diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbsa_gwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbsa_gwdt.c
index ee9ff38929eb5..6f4319bdbc500 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbsa_gwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbsa_gwdt.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static u64 sbsa_gwdt_reg_read(struct sbsa_gwdt *gwdt)
 	if (gwdt->version == 0)
 		return readl(gwdt->control_base + SBSA_GWDT_WOR);
 	else
-		return readq(gwdt->control_base + SBSA_GWDT_WOR);
+		return lo_hi_readq(gwdt->control_base + SBSA_GWDT_WOR);
 }
 
 static void sbsa_gwdt_reg_write(u64 val, struct sbsa_gwdt *gwdt)
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static void sbsa_gwdt_reg_write(u64 val, struct sbsa_gwdt *gwdt)
 	if (gwdt->version == 0)
 		writel((u32)val, gwdt->control_base + SBSA_GWDT_WOR);
 	else
-		writeq(val, gwdt->control_base + SBSA_GWDT_WOR);
+		lo_hi_writeq(val, gwdt->control_base + SBSA_GWDT_WOR);
 }
 
 /*