diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c
index 428f8a1..3939e53 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static int __devinit rdc321x_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct resource *r;
 	struct rdc321x_wdt_pdata *pdata;
 
-	pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	pdata = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	if (!pdata) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no platform data supplied\n");
 		return -ENODEV;