diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
index 6709d72..528bceb 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mpc8xxx_wdt.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 
 	if (!ofdev->dev.of_match)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	wdt_type = match->data;
+	wdt_type = ofdev->dev.of_match->data;
 
 	if (!freq || freq == -1)
 		return -EINVAL;