diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
index 0e9a99559609..5df0a22e2cb4 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static int watchdog_reboot_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb,
 
 	wdd = container_of(nb, struct watchdog_device, reboot_nb);
 	if (code == SYS_DOWN || code == SYS_HALT) {
-		if (watchdog_active(wdd)) {
+		if (watchdog_active(wdd) || watchdog_hw_running(wdd)) {
 			int ret;
 
 			ret = wdd->ops->stop(wdd);