diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
index 8532c3e2aea7..1626dc66e763 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static const struct s3c2410_wdt_variant drv_data_exynos5420 = {
 static const struct s3c2410_wdt_variant drv_data_exynos7 = {
 	.disable_reg = EXYNOS5_WDT_DISABLE_REG_OFFSET,
 	.mask_reset_reg = EXYNOS5_WDT_MASK_RESET_REG_OFFSET,
-	.mask_bit = 0,
+	.mask_bit = 23,
 	.rst_stat_reg = EXYNOS5_RST_STAT_REG_OFFSET,
 	.rst_stat_bit = 23,	/* A57 WDTRESET */
 	.quirks = QUIRK_HAS_PMU_CONFIG | QUIRK_HAS_RST_STAT,