diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/via_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/via_wdt.c
index eeb39f96e72e..c1ed3ce153cf 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/via_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/via_wdt.c
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ static int wdt_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot enable PCI device\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
+	wdt_res.name = "via_wdt";
 
 	/*
 	 * Allocate a MMIO region which contains watchdog control register