diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/mesong12b.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/mesong12b.dtsi
index 6a4a5f0435f2..235612be070e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/mesong12b.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/mesong12b.dtsi
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@
 		compatible = "amlogic, meson-wdt";
 		status = "okay";
 		default_timeout=<10>;
-		reset_watchdog_method=<1>; /* 0:sysfs,1:kernel */
+		reset_watchdog_method=<0>; /* 0:sysfs,1:kernel */
 		reset_watchdog_time=<2>;
 		shutdown_timeout=<10>;
 		firmware_timeout=<6>;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/mesonsm1.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/mesonsm1.dtsi
index c61ad77cc828..7a5cd66d20e8 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/mesonsm1.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/mesonsm1.dtsi
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@
 		compatible = "amlogic, meson-wdt";
 		status = "okay";
 		default_timeout=<10>;
-		reset_watchdog_method=<1>; /* 0:sysfs,1:kernel */
+		reset_watchdog_method=<0>; /* 0:sysfs,1:kernel */
 		reset_watchdog_time=<2>;
 		shutdown_timeout=<10>;
 		firmware_timeout=<6>;