diff --git a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/dev-wdt.c b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/dev-wdt.c
index 2a2346a99bcb..42130914a3c2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/dev-wdt.c
+++ b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/dev-wdt.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/platform_data/bcm7038_wdt.h>
 #include <bcm63xx_cpu.h>
 
 static struct resource wdt_resources[] = {
@@ -19,11 +20,18 @@ static struct resource wdt_resources[] = {
 	},
 };
 
+static struct bcm7038_wdt_platform_data bcm63xx_wdt_pdata = {
+	.clk_name	= "periph",
+};
+
 static struct platform_device bcm63xx_wdt_device = {
 	.name		= "bcm63xx-wdt",
 	.id		= -1,
 	.num_resources	= ARRAY_SIZE(wdt_resources),
 	.resource	= wdt_resources,
+	.dev		= {
+		.platform_data = &bcm63xx_wdt_pdata,
+	},
 };
 
 int __init bcm63xx_wdt_register(void)