static int mv64x60_wdt_timeout;
 static unsigned int bus_clk;
 
+static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
+module_param(nowayout, int, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default=" __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
+
 static void mv64x60_wdt_reg_write(u32 val)
 {
        /* Allow write only to CTL1 / CTL2 fields, retaining values in
        if (test_and_set_bit(MV64x60_WDOG_FLAG_OPENED, &wdt_flags))
                return -EBUSY;
 
+       if (nowayout)
+               __module_get(THIS_MODULE);
+
        mv64x60_wdt_service();
        mv64x60_wdt_handler_enable();
 
 {
        mv64x60_wdt_service();
 
-#if !defined(CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT)
-       mv64x60_wdt_handler_disable();
-#endif
+       if (!nowayout)
+               mv64x60_wdt_handler_disable();
 
        clear_bit(MV64x60_WDOG_FLAG_OPENED, &wdt_flags);