diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/marvel.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/marvel.txt
index 5dc8d30061ce..0731fbd2de83 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/marvel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/watchdog/marvel.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Required Properties:
 
 Optional properties:
 
+- interrupts	: Contains the IRQ for watchdog expiration
 - timeout-sec	: Contains the watchdog timeout in seconds
 
 Example:
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ Example:
 	wdt@20300 {
 		compatible = "marvell,orion-wdt";
 		reg = <0x20300 0x28>;
+		interrupts = <3>;
 		timeout-sec = <10>;
 		status = "okay";
 	};
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
index e10b0b1accce..b7067acd43a2 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/orion_wdt.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/watchdog.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
@@ -119,10 +120,16 @@ static struct watchdog_device orion_wdt = {
 	.min_timeout = 1,
 };
 
+static irqreturn_t orion_wdt_irq(int irq, void *devid)
+{
+	panic("Watchdog Timeout");
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
 static int orion_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct resource *res;
-	int ret;
+	int ret, irq;
 
 	clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(clk)) {
@@ -161,6 +168,21 @@ static int orion_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!orion_wdt_enabled())
 		orion_wdt_stop(&orion_wdt);
 
+	/* Request the IRQ only after the watchdog is disabled */
+	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+	if (irq > 0) {
+		/*
+		 * Not all supported platforms specify an interrupt for the
+		 * watchdog, so let's make it optional.
+		 */
+		ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, irq, orion_wdt_irq, 0,
+				       pdev->name, &orion_wdt);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to request IRQ\n");
+			goto disable_clk;
+		}
+	}
+
 	watchdog_set_nowayout(&orion_wdt, nowayout);
 	ret = watchdog_register_device(&orion_wdt);
 	if (ret)