diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ath79_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ath79_wdt.c
index 2e09981fe978..75de664ef4b0 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ath79_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ath79_wdt.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static int ath79_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void ath97_wdt_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static void ath79_wdt_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	ath79_wdt_disable();
 }
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, ath79_wdt_match);
 static struct platform_driver ath79_wdt_driver = {
 	.probe		= ath79_wdt_probe,
 	.remove		= ath79_wdt_remove,
-	.shutdown	= ath97_wdt_shutdown,
+	.shutdown	= ath79_wdt_shutdown,
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= DRIVER_NAME,
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(ath79_wdt_match),