diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt977.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt977.c
index 072e9b2..44d49df 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt977.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/wdt977.c
@@ -53,12 +53,7 @@
 module_param(testmode, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(testmode,"Watchdog testmode (1 = no reboot), default=0");
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
-static int nowayout = 1;
-#else
-static int nowayout = 0;
-#endif
-
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)");