diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/at91sam9_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/at91sam9_wdt.c
index 507adb12754d..2c6474cb858b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/at91sam9_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/at91sam9_wdt.c
@@ -372,15 +372,13 @@ static int at91wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int at91wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static void at91wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct at91wdt *wdt = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	watchdog_unregister_device(&wdt->wdd);
 
 	pr_warn("I quit now, hardware will probably reboot!\n");
 	del_timer(&wdt->timer);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_OF)
@@ -394,7 +392,7 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, at91_wdt_dt_ids);
 
 static struct platform_driver at91wdt_driver = {
 	.probe		= at91wdt_probe,
-	.remove		= at91wdt_remove,
+	.remove_new	= at91wdt_remove,
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "at91_wdt",
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(at91_wdt_dt_ids),