diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c
index 1834524ae373..560c1c54c177 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ static int bcm2835_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	wdt = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(struct bcm2835_wdt), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!wdt)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, wdt);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&wdt->lock);