diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
index f4f02d2763ec..6abb83cd7681 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static void watchdog_check_min_max_timeout(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 	 * Check that we have valid min and max timeout values, if
 	 * not reset them both to 0 (=not used or unknown)
 	 */
-	if (wdd->min_timeout > wdd->max_timeout) {
+	if (!wdd->max_hw_heartbeat_ms && wdd->min_timeout > wdd->max_timeout) {
 		pr_info("Invalid min and max timeout values, resetting to 0!\n");
 		wdd->min_timeout = 0;
 		wdd->max_timeout = 0;