diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
index 0529aed158a4..8e261799c84e 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 #define WDOG_COUNTER_RATE 13000000	/*the counter clock is 13 MHz fixed */
 
 static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-static unsigned int heartbeat = DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT;
+static unsigned int heartbeat;
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(io_lock);
 static void __iomem	*wdt_base;