diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/sirfsoc_wdt.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/sirfsoc_wdt.txt
index 9cbc76c89b2b..0dce5e3100b4 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/sirfsoc_wdt.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/sirfsoc_wdt.txt
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@ Required properties:
 - reg: Address range of tick timer/WDT register set
 - interrupts: interrupt number to the cpu
 
+Optional properties:
+- timeout-sec : Contains the watchdog timeout in seconds
+
 Example:
 
 timer@b0020000 {
 	compatible = "sirf,prima2-tick";
 	reg = <0xb0020000 0x1000>;
 	interrupts = <0>;
+	timeout-sec = <30>;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sirfsoc_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sirfsoc_wdt.c
index 4eea351e09b0..ac0c9d2c4aee 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sirfsoc_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sirfsoc_wdt.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #define SIRFSOC_WDT_MAX_TIMEOUT		(10 * 60)	/* 10 mins */
 #define SIRFSOC_WDT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT	30		/* 30 secs */
 
-static unsigned int timeout = SIRFSOC_WDT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
+static unsigned int timeout;
 static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 
 module_param(timeout, uint, 0);