diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/f71808e_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/f71808e_wdt.c
index 8e5584c54423..26bf366aebc2 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/f71808e_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/f71808e_wdt.c
@@ -706,6 +706,13 @@ static int __init watchdog_init(int sioaddr)
 	wdt_conf = superio_inb(sioaddr, F71808FG_REG_WDT_CONF);
 	watchdog.caused_reboot = wdt_conf & BIT(F71808FG_FLAG_WDTMOUT_STS);
 
+	/*
+	 * We don't want WDTMOUT_STS to stick around till regular reboot.
+	 * Write 1 to the bit to clear it to zero.
+	 */
+	superio_outb(sioaddr, F71808FG_REG_WDT_CONF,
+		     wdt_conf | BIT(F71808FG_FLAG_WDTMOUT_STS));
+
 	superio_exit(sioaddr);
 
 	err = watchdog_set_timeout(timeout);