--- /dev/null
+--- a/drivers/watchdog/gemini_wdt.c
++++ b/drivers/watchdog/gemini_wdt.c
+@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ static int __init gemini_wdt_probe(struc
+ struct resource *res;
+ void __iomem *base;
+ struct gemini_wdt_struct *gemini_wdt;
++ unsigned int reg;
+
+ res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
+ if (!res) {
+@@ -267,6 +268,13 @@ static int __init gemini_wdt_probe(struc
+
+ gemini_wdt_miscdev.parent = &pdev->dev;
+
++ reg = __raw_readw(gemini_wdt->base + GEMINI_WDCR);
++ if (reg & WDCR_ENABLE) {
++ /* Watchdog was enabled by the bootloader, disable it. */
++ reg &= ~(WDCR_ENABLE);
++ __raw_writel(reg, gemini_wdt->base + GEMINI_WDCR);
++ }
++
+ ret = misc_register(&gemini_wdt_miscdev);
+ if (ret)
+ goto fail2;