diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdat_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdat_wdt.c
index e473e3b237203fcc7440128e804e3bbb141fc0b2..6d1fbda0f461ca2d2304eaeb43aef35adfd77cf4 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdat_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdat_wdt.c
@@ -499,6 +499,10 @@ static int wdat_wdt_resume_noirq(struct device *dev)
 		ret = wdat_wdt_enable_reboot(wdat);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
+
+		ret = wdat_wdt_ping(&wdat->wdd);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 	}
 
 	return wdat_wdt_start(&wdat->wdd);