diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index dd4b80a9f1a9..c8c21be11ab4 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -368,6 +368,9 @@ static void watchdog_disable(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct hrtimer *hrtimer = &__raw_get_cpu_var(watchdog_hrtimer);
 
+	if (!watchdog_enabled)
+		return;
+
 	watchdog_set_prio(SCHED_NORMAL, 0);
 	hrtimer_cancel(hrtimer);
 	/* disable the perf event */