diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-debugfs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-debugfs.c
index 3cc5842..d368363 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-debugfs.c
@@ -1534,32 +1534,26 @@
 			user_buf, count, ppos);
 }
 
-static ssize_t iwl_dbgfs_monitor_period_write(struct file *file,
+static ssize_t iwl_dbgfs_wd_timeout_write(struct file *file,
 					const char __user *user_buf,
 					size_t count, loff_t *ppos) {
 
 	struct iwl_priv *priv = file->private_data;
 	char buf[8];
 	int buf_size;
-	int period;
+	int timeout;
 
 	memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
 	buf_size = min(count, sizeof(buf) -  1);
 	if (copy_from_user(buf, user_buf, buf_size))
 		return -EFAULT;
-	if (sscanf(buf, "%d", &period) != 1)
+	if (sscanf(buf, "%d", &timeout) != 1)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (period < 0 || period > IWL_MAX_MONITORING_PERIOD)
-		priv->cfg->base_params->monitor_recover_period =
-			IWL_DEF_MONITORING_PERIOD;
-	else
-		priv->cfg->base_params->monitor_recover_period = period;
+	if (timeout < 0 || timeout > IWL_MAX_WD_TIMEOUT)
+		timeout = IWL_DEF_WD_TIMEOUT;
 
-	if (priv->cfg->base_params->monitor_recover_period)
-		mod_timer(&priv->monitor_recover, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(
-			  priv->cfg->base_params->monitor_recover_period));
-	else
-		del_timer_sync(&priv->monitor_recover);
+	priv->cfg->base_params->wd_timeout = timeout;
+	iwl_setup_watchdog(priv);
 	return count;
 }
 
@@ -1686,7 +1680,7 @@
 DEBUGFS_READ_FILE_OPS(rxon_filter_flags);
 DEBUGFS_WRITE_FILE_OPS(txfifo_flush);
 DEBUGFS_READ_FILE_OPS(ucode_bt_stats);
-DEBUGFS_WRITE_FILE_OPS(monitor_period);
+DEBUGFS_WRITE_FILE_OPS(wd_timeout);
 DEBUGFS_READ_FILE_OPS(bt_traffic);
 DEBUGFS_READ_WRITE_FILE_OPS(protection_mode);
 DEBUGFS_READ_FILE_OPS(reply_tx_error);
@@ -1763,7 +1757,7 @@
 	DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(reply_tx_error, dir_debug, S_IRUSR);
 	DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(rxon_flags, dir_debug, S_IWUSR);
 	DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(rxon_filter_flags, dir_debug, S_IWUSR);
-	DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(monitor_period, dir_debug, S_IWUSR);
+	DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(wd_timeout, dir_debug, S_IWUSR);
 	if (priv->cfg->bt_params && priv->cfg->bt_params->advanced_bt_coexist)
 		DEBUGFS_ADD_FILE(bt_traffic, dir_debug, S_IRUSR);
 	if (priv->cfg->base_params->sensitivity_calib_by_driver)