diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
index 7b55974191dd..6622335773bb 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static int mpc8xxx_wdt_init_late(void);
 static u16 timeout = 0xffff;
 module_param(timeout, ushort, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
-	"Watchdog timeout in ticks. (0<timeout<65536, default=65535");
+	"Watchdog timeout in ticks. (0<timeout<65536, default=65535)");
 
 static int reset = 1;
 module_param(reset, bool, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
index d3aa2f1fe61d..3a56bc360924 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@
 #define WDTO                0x11	/* Watchdog timeout register */
 #define WDCFG               0x12	/* Watchdog config register */
 
-static int io = 0x2E;			/* Address used on Portwell Boards */
+#define IO_DEFAULT	0x2E		/* Address used on Portwell Boards */
+
+static int io = IO_DEFAULT;
 
 static int timeout = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;	/* timeout value */
 static unsigned long timer_enabled;	/* is the timer enabled? */
@@ -583,12 +585,13 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 
 module_param(io, int, 0);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(io, MODNAME " I/O port (default: " __MODULE_STRING(io) ").");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(io, MODNAME " I/O port (default: "
+					__MODULE_STRING(IO_DEFAULT) ").");
 
 module_param(timeout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout,
 		"Watchdog timeout in minutes (default="
-				__MODULE_STRING(timeout) ").");
+				__MODULE_STRING(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT) ").");
 
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pnx833x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pnx833x_wdt.c
index 09102f09e681..a7b5ad2a98bd 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pnx833x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pnx833x_wdt.c
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 #define PFX "pnx833x: "
 #define WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT 30		/* 30 sec Maximum timeout */
 #define WATCHDOG_COUNT_FREQUENCY 68000000U /* Watchdog counts at 68MHZ. */
+#define	PNX_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT	(WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT * WATCHDOG_COUNT_FREQUENCY)
+#define PNX_TIMEOUT_VALUE	2040000000U
 
 /** CONFIG block */
 #define PNX833X_CONFIG                      (0x07000U)
@@ -47,20 +49,21 @@
 static int pnx833x_wdt_alive;
 
 /* Set default timeout in MHZ.*/
-static int pnx833x_wdt_timeout = (WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT * WATCHDOG_COUNT_FREQUENCY);
+static int pnx833x_wdt_timeout = PNX_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT;
 module_param(pnx833x_wdt_timeout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Watchdog timeout in Mhz. (68Mhz clock), default="
-			__MODULE_STRING(pnx833x_wdt_timeout) "(30 seconds).");
+			__MODULE_STRING(PNX_TIMEOUT_VALUE) "(30 seconds).");
 
 static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 					__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
 
-static int start_enabled = 1;
+#define START_DEFAULT	1
+static int start_enabled = START_DEFAULT;
 module_param(start_enabled, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(start_enabled, "Watchdog is started on module insertion "
-				"(default=" __MODULE_STRING(start_enabled) ")");
+				"(default=" __MODULE_STRING(START_DEFAULT) ")");
 
 static void pnx833x_wdt_start(void)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
index e4cebef55177..095cbf38eb5d 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ module_param(nowayout,    int, 0);
 module_param(soft_noboot, int, 0);
 module_param(debug,	  int, 0);
 
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(tmr_margin, "Watchdog tmr_margin in seconds. default="
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(tmr_margin, "Watchdog tmr_margin in seconds. (default="
 		__MODULE_STRING(CONFIG_S3C2410_WATCHDOG_DEFAULT_TIME) ")");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(tmr_atboot,
 		"Watchdog is started at boot time if set to 1, default="
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(tmr_atboot,
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 			__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(soft_noboot, "Watchdog action, set to 1 to ignore reboots, "
-			"0 to reboot (default depends on ONLY_TESTING)");
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Watchdog debug, set to >1 for debug, (default 0)");
+			"0 to reboot (default 0)");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Watchdog debug, set to >1 for debug (default 0)");
 
 static unsigned long open_lock;
 static struct device    *wdt_dev;	/* platform device attached to */
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c
index a03f84e5ee1f..6fc74065abee 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/shwdt.c
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 module_param(clock_division_ratio, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(clock_division_ratio,
 	"Clock division ratio. Valid ranges are from 0x5 (1.31ms) "
-	"to 0x7 (5.25ms). (default=" __MODULE_STRING(clock_division_ratio) ")");
+	"to 0x7 (5.25ms). (default=" __MODULE_STRING(WTCSR_CKS_4096) ")");
 
 module_param(heartbeat, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat,
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdt977.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdt977.c
index 90ef70eb47d7..5c2521fc836c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdt977.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdt977.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static	char expect_close;
 static	DEFINE_SPINLOCK(spinlock);
 
 module_param(timeout, int, 0);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Watchdog timeout in seconds (60..15300), default="
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(timeout, "Watchdog timeout in seconds (60..15300, default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT) ")");
 module_param(testmode, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(testmode, "Watchdog testmode (1 = no reboot), default=0");