diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c
index dec6ca019bea..3a8dec05b591 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 
 #define SECS_TO_WDOG_TICKS(x) ((x) << 16)
 #define WDOG_TICKS_TO_SECS(x) ((x) >> 16)
+#define WDOG_TICKS_TO_MSECS(x) ((x) * 1000 >> 16)
 
 struct bcm2835_wdt {
 	void __iomem		*base;
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ static struct watchdog_device bcm2835_wdt_wdd = {
 	.info =		&bcm2835_wdt_info,
 	.ops =		&bcm2835_wdt_ops,
 	.min_timeout =	1,
-	.max_timeout =	WDOG_TICKS_TO_SECS(PM_WDOG_TIME_SET),
+	.max_hw_heartbeat_ms =	WDOG_TICKS_TO_MSECS(PM_WDOG_TIME_SET),
 	.timeout =	WDOG_TICKS_TO_SECS(PM_WDOG_TIME_SET),
 };