diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
index 3348ddd618c7..d4e47eda4182 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ static int wm831x_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	dev_set_drvdata(&pdev->dev, driver_data);
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, driver_data);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ err:
 
 static int wm831x_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct wm831x_wdt_drvdata *driver_data = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
+	struct wm831x_wdt_drvdata *driver_data = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	watchdog_unregister_device(&driver_data->wdt);