diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/aspeed_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/aspeed_wdt.c
index e863424210d960..9b82420f902542 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/aspeed_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/aspeed_wdt.c
@@ -33,25 +33,33 @@ static const struct of_device_id aspeed_wdt_of_table[] = {
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, aspeed_wdt_of_table);
 
-#define WDT_STATUS	0x00
-#define WDT_BITE_COUNT	0x04
-#define WDT_RELOAD	0x08
-#define WDT_CTRL	0x0C
+#define WDT_STATUS		0x00
+#define WDT_RELOAD_VALUE	0x04
+#define WDT_RESTART		0x08
+#define WDT_CTRL		0x0C
+#define   WDT_CTRL_RESET_MODE_FULL_CHIP	(0x01 << 5)
+#define   WDT_CTRL_RESET_SYSTEM		(0x1  << 1)
+#define   WDT_CTRL_ENABLE		(0x1  << 0)
 
-#define	WDT_RELOAD_MAGIC 0x4755
+#define	WDT_RESTART_MAGIC	0x4755
 
-static int aspeed_wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
+static void aspeed_wdt_enable(struct aspeed_wdt *wdt, int count)
 {
-	struct aspeed_wdt *wdt = container_of(wdd, struct aspeed_wdt, wdd);
+	u32 ctrl = WDT_CTRL_RESET_MODE_FULL_CHIP | WDT_CTRL_RESET_SYSTEM |
+		WDT_CTRL_ENABLE;
 
 	writel(0, wdt->base + WDT_CTRL);
-	writel(wdd->timeout * wdt->rate, wdt->base + WDT_BITE_COUNT);
-	writel(WDT_RELOAD_MAGIC, wdt->base + WDT_RELOAD);
-	writel(3, wdt->base + WDT_CTRL);
+	writel(count, wdt->base + WDT_RELOAD_VALUE);
+	writel(WDT_RESTART_MAGIC, wdt->base + WDT_RESTART);
+	writel(ctrl, wdt->base + WDT_CTRL);
+}
 
+static int aspeed_wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
+{
+	struct aspeed_wdt *wdt = container_of(wdd, struct aspeed_wdt, wdd);
 	dev_dbg(wdd->dev, "starting with timeout of %d (rate %lu)\n",
 			  wdd->timeout, wdt->rate);
-
+	aspeed_wdt_enable(wdt, wdd->timeout * wdt->rate);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -68,7 +76,7 @@ static int aspeed_wdt_ping(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 	struct aspeed_wdt *wdt = container_of(wdd, struct aspeed_wdt, wdd);
 
 	dev_dbg(wdd->dev, "ping\n");
-	writel(WDT_RELOAD_MAGIC, wdt->base + WDT_RELOAD);
+	writel(WDT_RESTART_MAGIC, wdt->base + WDT_RESTART);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -83,19 +91,15 @@ static int aspeed_wdt_set_timeout(struct watchdog_device *wdd,
 static int aspeed_wdt_restart(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long action,
 			      void *data)
 {
-	struct aspeed_wdt *wdt = container_of(nb, struct aspeed_wdt, restart_nb);
-	u32 timeout;
+	struct aspeed_wdt *wdt = container_of(nb,
+			struct aspeed_wdt, restart_nb);
 
 	/*
 	 * Trigger watchdog bite:
-	 *    Setup BITE_TIME to be 128ms, and enable WDT.
+	 *    Setup reload count to be 128ms, and enable WDT.
 	 */
-	timeout = 128 * wdt->rate / 1000;
+	aspeed_wdt_enable(wdt, 128 * wdt->rate / 1000);
 
-	writel(0, wdt->base + WDT_CTRL);
-	writel(timeout, wdt->base + WDT_BITE_COUNT);
-	writel(WDT_RELOAD_MAGIC, wdt->base + WDT_RELOAD);
-	writel(3, wdt->base + WDT_CTRL);
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }