diff --git a/arch/mips/ath79/dev-common.c b/arch/mips/ath79/dev-common.c
index 45efc63b08b6..2093b1b2a1d1 100644
--- a/arch/mips/ath79/dev-common.c
+++ b/arch/mips/ath79/dev-common.c
@@ -101,12 +101,7 @@ void __init ath79_register_uart(void)
 	}
 }
 
-static struct platform_device ath79_wdt_device = {
-	.name		= "ath79-wdt",
-	.id		= -1,
-};
-
 void __init ath79_register_wdt(void)
 {
-	platform_device_register(&ath79_wdt_device);
+	platform_device_register_simple("ath79-wdt", -1, NULL, 0);
 }