diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c
index 7e4cd34a8c20..b9dc2c352151 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_dev.c
@@ -1144,14 +1144,13 @@ void watchdog_dev_unregister(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 int __init watchdog_dev_init(void)
 {
 	int err;
-	struct sched_param param = {.sched_priority = MAX_RT_PRIO - 1,};
 
 	watchdog_kworker = kthread_create_worker(0, "watchdogd");
 	if (IS_ERR(watchdog_kworker)) {
 		pr_err("Failed to create watchdog kworker\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(watchdog_kworker);
 	}
-	sched_setscheduler(watchdog_kworker->task, SCHED_FIFO, &param);
+	sched_set_fifo(watchdog_kworker->task);
 
 	err = class_register(&watchdog_class);
 	if (err < 0) {