diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/qcom-wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/qcom-wdt.c
index aa7105d32c02..424f9a952fee 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/qcom-wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/qcom-wdt.c
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ static int qcom_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_clk_unprepare;
 	}
 
-	wdt->wdd.dev = &pdev->dev;
 	wdt->wdd.info = &qcom_wdt_info;
 	wdt->wdd.ops = &qcom_wdt_ops;
 	wdt->wdd.min_timeout = 1;