diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
index cd3d62f9940e..dc3c0695116f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
@@ -110,9 +110,7 @@ static int sama5d4_wdt_set_timeout(struct watchdog_device *wdd,
 	u32 value = WDT_SEC2TICKS(timeout);
 
 	wdt->mr &= ~AT91_WDT_WDV;
-	wdt->mr &= ~AT91_WDT_WDD;
 	wdt->mr |= AT91_WDT_SET_WDV(value);
-	wdt->mr |= AT91_WDT_SET_WDD(value);
 
 	/*
 	 * WDDIS has to be 0 when updating WDD/WDV. The datasheet states: When
@@ -248,7 +246,7 @@ static int sama5d4_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	timeout = WDT_SEC2TICKS(wdd->timeout);
 
-	wdt->mr |= AT91_WDT_SET_WDD(timeout);
+	wdt->mr |= AT91_WDT_SET_WDD(WDT_SEC2TICKS(MAX_WDT_TIMEOUT));
 	wdt->mr |= AT91_WDT_SET_WDV(timeout);
 
 	ret = sama5d4_wdt_init(wdt);