diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c b/drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c
index 82602b74c7ed..3ece53adabd6 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ void sch56xx_watchdog_register(struct device *parent, u16 addr, u32 revision,
 	data->wddev.max_timeout = 255 * 60;
 	watchdog_set_nowayout(&data->wddev, nowayout);
 	if (output_enable & SCH56XX_WDOG_OUTPUT_ENABLE)
-		set_bit(WDOG_ACTIVE, &data->wddev.status);
+		set_bit(WDOG_HW_RUNNING, &data->wddev.status);
 
 	/* Since the watchdog uses a downcounter there is no register to read
 	   the BIOS set timeout from (if any was set at all) ->