diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/nic7018_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/nic7018_wdt.c
index dcd265685837..82843abe38f8 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/nic7018_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/nic7018_wdt.c
@@ -211,10 +211,7 @@ static int nic7018_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	watchdog_set_drvdata(wdd, wdt);
 	watchdog_set_nowayout(wdd, nowayout);
-
-	ret = watchdog_init_timeout(wdd, timeout, dev);
-	if (ret)
-		dev_warn(dev, "unable to set timeout value, using default\n");
+	watchdog_init_timeout(wdd, timeout, dev);
 
 	/* Unlock WDT register */
 	outb(UNLOCK, wdt->io_base + WDT_REG_LOCK);