diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
index e5d11d6a2600..ec20ad4e534f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
@@ -268,8 +268,10 @@ static int sama5d4_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	wdd->min_timeout = MIN_WDT_TIMEOUT;
 	wdd->max_timeout = MAX_WDT_TIMEOUT;
 	wdt->last_ping = jiffies;
-	wdt->sam9x60_support = of_device_is_compatible(dev->of_node,
-						       "microchip,sam9x60-wdt");
+
+	if (of_device_is_compatible(dev->of_node, "microchip,sam9x60-wdt") ||
+	    of_device_is_compatible(dev->of_node, "microchip,sama7g5-wdt"))
+		wdt->sam9x60_support = true;
 
 	watchdog_set_drvdata(wdd, wdt);
 
@@ -329,6 +331,10 @@ static const struct of_device_id sama5d4_wdt_of_match[] = {
 	{
 		.compatible = "microchip,sam9x60-wdt",
 	},
+	{
+		.compatible = "microchip,sama7g5-wdt",
+	},
+
 	{ }
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, sama5d4_wdt_of_match);