diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdrtas.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdrtas.c
index b7b3460..0a77655 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdrtas.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdrtas.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(WATCHDOG_MINOR);
 MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(TEMP_MINOR);
 
-static int wdrtas_nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+static bool wdrtas_nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 static atomic_t wdrtas_miscdev_open = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 static char wdrtas_expect_close;