diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
index 6130321da3871dc80b020acc232fca4fc0b8cffc..439b160b3e0fe89081cd6b3c5354dfd9d2a71407 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ static int iTCO_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
 	int ret = -ENODEV;
 	unsigned long val32;
-	struct lpc_ich_info *ich_info = dev->dev.platform_data;
+	struct lpc_ich_info *ich_info = dev_get_platdata(&dev->dev);
 
 	if (!ich_info)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c
index e4cf980192658fa1d02959ba55e69ec03dc24ea0..2f2ff19da6e23061e8208857dd7bf51b424f5a92 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mv64x60_wdt.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static struct miscdevice mv64x60_wdt_miscdev = {
 
 static int mv64x60_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
-	struct mv64x60_wdt_pdata *pdata = dev->dev.platform_data;
+	struct mv64x60_wdt_pdata *pdata = dev_get_platdata(&dev->dev);
 	struct resource *r;
 	int timeout = 10;
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/omap_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/omap_wdt.c
index af88ffd1068f57ebd50354c7a6dd06fdf54af1f4..7b79ca093e8923d946c2a4574fcf93196f47cb78 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/omap_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/omap_wdt.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static const struct watchdog_ops omap_wdt_ops = {
 
 static int omap_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct omap_wd_timer_platform_data *pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	struct omap_wd_timer_platform_data *pdata = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
 	struct watchdog_device *omap_wdt;
 	struct resource *res, *mem;
 	struct omap_wdt_dev *wdev;
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c
index b0f116c2fd533b9d3a63361696d793e3a38d6a23..8d5facd680b16d19c058f1193145c3389fb5d898 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/rdc321x_wdt.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static int rdc321x_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct resource *r;
 	struct rdc321x_wdt_pdata *pdata;
 
-	pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	pdata = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
 	if (!pdata) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no platform data supplied\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c
index c97e98dcde62f9eb47e87c65676324aaaaae5209..7bf8c508862b5d12fa28bf011391eebdf7b36a39 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat, "Watchdog heartbeat period in seconds from 1 to "
 static int wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 {
 	struct device *dev = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
-	struct stmp3xxx_wdt_pdata *pdata = dev->platform_data;
+	struct stmp3xxx_wdt_pdata *pdata = dev_get_platdata(dev);
 
 	pdata->wdt_set_timeout(dev->parent, wdd->timeout * WDOG_TICK_RATE);
 	return 0;
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static int wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 static int wdt_stop(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 {
 	struct device *dev = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
-	struct stmp3xxx_wdt_pdata *pdata = dev->platform_data;
+	struct stmp3xxx_wdt_pdata *pdata = dev_get_platdata(dev);
 
 	pdata->wdt_set_timeout(dev->parent, 0);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ux500_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ux500_wdt.c
index a614d84121c317c8707447803eaaeb1802be7554..d9af93458df3f264df82d9bb8ad622a0a8552d07 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ux500_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ux500_wdt.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static struct watchdog_device ux500_wdt = {
 static int ux500_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	int ret;
-	struct ux500_wdt_data *pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	struct ux500_wdt_data *pdata = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
 
 	if (pdata) {
 		if (pdata->timeout > 0)
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
index d4e47eda41828ea4591a019bde479173e8a4c49a..e243bd01c774274813e48c7dbfdcb56e53af3197 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static const struct watchdog_ops wm831x_wdt_ops = {
 static int wm831x_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct wm831x *wm831x = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);
-	struct wm831x_pdata *chip_pdata;
+	struct wm831x_pdata *chip_pdata = dev_get_platdata(pdev->dev.parent);
 	struct wm831x_watchdog_pdata *pdata;
 	struct wm831x_wdt_drvdata *driver_data;
 	struct watchdog_device *wm831x_wdt;
@@ -231,12 +231,10 @@ static int wm831x_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		wm831x_wdt->timeout = wm831x_wdt_cfgs[i].time;
 
 	/* Apply any configuration */
-	if (pdev->dev.parent->platform_data) {
-		chip_pdata = pdev->dev.parent->platform_data;
+	if (chip_pdata)
 		pdata = chip_pdata->watchdog;
-	} else {
+	else
 		pdata = NULL;
-	}
 
 	if (pdata) {
 		reg &= ~(WM831X_WDOG_SECACT_MASK | WM831X_WDOG_PRIMACT_MASK |