diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd.c
index 6ebce3f..427ad51 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/pcwd.c
@@ -146,12 +146,7 @@
 module_param(heartbeat, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat, "Watchdog heartbeat in seconds. (2<=heartbeat<=7200, default=" __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_HEARTBEAT) ")");
 
-#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)");