diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/geodewdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/geodewdt.c
index 0b699c7..5186c37 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/geodewdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/geodewdt.c
@@ -238,10 +238,9 @@ static int __init geodewdt_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int geodewdt_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
+static void geodewdt_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
 	misc_deregister(&geodewdt_miscdev);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static void geodewdt_shutdown(struct platform_device *dev)
@@ -250,7 +249,7 @@ static void geodewdt_shutdown(struct platform_device *dev)
 }
 
 static struct platform_driver geodewdt_driver = {
-	.remove		= geodewdt_remove,
+	.remove_new	= geodewdt_remove,
 	.shutdown	= geodewdt_shutdown,
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= DRV_NAME,