diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/da9063_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/da9063_wdt.c
index 4691c5509129..2a20fc163ed0 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/da9063_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/da9063_wdt.c
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@ static const unsigned int wdt_timeout[] = { 0, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 65, 131 };
 #define DA9063_WDG_TIMEOUT		wdt_timeout[3]
 #define DA9063_RESET_PROTECTION_MS	256
 
-struct da9063_watchdog {
-	struct da9063 *da9063;
-	struct watchdog_device wdtdev;
-};
-
 static unsigned int da9063_wdt_timeout_to_sel(unsigned int secs)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -61,14 +56,14 @@ static int _da9063_wdt_set_timeout(struct da9063 *da9063, unsigned int regval)
 
 static int da9063_wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 {
-	struct da9063_watchdog *wdt = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
+	struct da9063 *da9063 = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
 	unsigned int selector;
 	int ret;
 
-	selector = da9063_wdt_timeout_to_sel(wdt->wdtdev.timeout);
-	ret = _da9063_wdt_set_timeout(wdt->da9063, selector);
+	selector = da9063_wdt_timeout_to_sel(wdd->timeout);
+	ret = _da9063_wdt_set_timeout(da9063, selector);
 	if (ret)
-		dev_err(wdt->da9063->dev, "Watchdog failed to start (err = %d)\n",
+		dev_err(da9063->dev, "Watchdog failed to start (err = %d)\n",
 			ret);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -76,13 +71,13 @@ static int da9063_wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 
 static int da9063_wdt_stop(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 {
-	struct da9063_watchdog *wdt = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
+	struct da9063 *da9063 = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = regmap_update_bits(wdt->da9063->regmap, DA9063_REG_CONTROL_D,
+	ret = regmap_update_bits(da9063->regmap, DA9063_REG_CONTROL_D,
 				 DA9063_TWDSCALE_MASK, DA9063_TWDSCALE_DISABLE);
 	if (ret)
-		dev_alert(wdt->da9063->dev, "Watchdog failed to stop (err = %d)\n",
+		dev_alert(da9063->dev, "Watchdog failed to stop (err = %d)\n",
 			  ret);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -90,13 +85,13 @@ static int da9063_wdt_stop(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 
 static int da9063_wdt_ping(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 {
-	struct da9063_watchdog *wdt = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
+	struct da9063 *da9063 = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = regmap_write(wdt->da9063->regmap, DA9063_REG_CONTROL_F,
+	ret = regmap_write(da9063->regmap, DA9063_REG_CONTROL_F,
 			   DA9063_WATCHDOG);
 	if (ret)
-		dev_alert(wdt->da9063->dev, "Failed to ping the watchdog (err = %d)\n",
+		dev_alert(da9063->dev, "Failed to ping the watchdog (err = %d)\n",
 			  ret);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -105,14 +100,14 @@ static int da9063_wdt_ping(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 static int da9063_wdt_set_timeout(struct watchdog_device *wdd,
 				  unsigned int timeout)
 {
-	struct da9063_watchdog *wdt = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
+	struct da9063 *da9063 = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
 	unsigned int selector;
 	int ret;
 
 	selector = da9063_wdt_timeout_to_sel(timeout);
-	ret = _da9063_wdt_set_timeout(wdt->da9063, selector);
+	ret = _da9063_wdt_set_timeout(da9063, selector);
 	if (ret)
-		dev_err(wdt->da9063->dev, "Failed to set watchdog timeout (err = %d)\n",
+		dev_err(da9063->dev, "Failed to set watchdog timeout (err = %d)\n",
 			ret);
 	else
 		wdd->timeout = wdt_timeout[selector];
@@ -123,13 +118,13 @@ static int da9063_wdt_set_timeout(struct watchdog_device *wdd,
 static int da9063_wdt_restart(struct watchdog_device *wdd, unsigned long action,
 			      void *data)
 {
-	struct da9063_watchdog *wdt = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
+	struct da9063 *da9063 = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = regmap_write(wdt->da9063->regmap, DA9063_REG_CONTROL_F,
+	ret = regmap_write(da9063->regmap, DA9063_REG_CONTROL_F,
 			   DA9063_SHUTDOWN);
 	if (ret)
-		dev_alert(wdt->da9063->dev, "Failed to shutdown (err = %d)\n",
+		dev_alert(da9063->dev, "Failed to shutdown (err = %d)\n",
 			  ret);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -152,7 +147,7 @@ static const struct watchdog_ops da9063_watchdog_ops = {
 static int da9063_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct da9063 *da9063;
-	struct da9063_watchdog *wdt;
+	struct watchdog_device *wdd;
 
 	if (!pdev->dev.parent)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -161,27 +156,25 @@ static int da9063_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!da9063)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	wdt = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*wdt), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!wdt)
+	wdd = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*wdd), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!wdd)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	wdt->da9063 = da9063;
+	wdd->info = &da9063_watchdog_info;
+	wdd->ops = &da9063_watchdog_ops;
+	wdd->min_timeout = DA9063_WDT_MIN_TIMEOUT;
+	wdd->max_timeout = DA9063_WDT_MAX_TIMEOUT;
+	wdd->min_hw_heartbeat_ms = DA9063_RESET_PROTECTION_MS;
+	wdd->timeout = DA9063_WDG_TIMEOUT;
+	wdd->parent = &pdev->dev;
 
-	wdt->wdtdev.info = &da9063_watchdog_info;
-	wdt->wdtdev.ops = &da9063_watchdog_ops;
-	wdt->wdtdev.min_timeout = DA9063_WDT_MIN_TIMEOUT;
-	wdt->wdtdev.max_timeout = DA9063_WDT_MAX_TIMEOUT;
-	wdt->wdtdev.min_hw_heartbeat_ms = DA9063_RESET_PROTECTION_MS;
-	wdt->wdtdev.timeout = DA9063_WDG_TIMEOUT;
-	wdt->wdtdev.parent = &pdev->dev;
+	wdd->status = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT_INIT_STATUS;
 
-	wdt->wdtdev.status = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT_INIT_STATUS;
+	watchdog_set_restart_priority(wdd, 128);
 
-	watchdog_set_restart_priority(&wdt->wdtdev, 128);
+	watchdog_set_drvdata(wdd, da9063);
 
-	watchdog_set_drvdata(&wdt->wdtdev, wdt);
-
-	return devm_watchdog_register_device(&pdev->dev, &wdt->wdtdev);
+	return devm_watchdog_register_device(&pdev->dev, wdd);
 }
 
 static struct platform_driver da9063_wdt_driver = {