diff --git a/drivers/Makefile b/drivers/Makefile
index a9e4c5f922a041b094d219b5581398e8035ef1e4..f0878b2ec55ea47d5a87f5069890cca4e5de7ca3 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/Makefile
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ obj-y				+= i2c/
 obj-$(CONFIG_W1)		+= w1/
 obj-$(CONFIG_POWER_SUPPLY)	+= power/
 obj-$(CONFIG_HWMON)		+= hwmon/
+obj-$(CONFIG_WATCHDOG)		+= char/watchdog/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PHONE)		+= telephony/
 obj-$(CONFIG_MD)		+= md/
 obj-$(CONFIG_BT)		+= bluetooth/
diff --git a/drivers/char/Makefile b/drivers/char/Makefile
index 8fecaf4010b1dafefd06445086d8a671373abbeb..2bc3a55ee407523d342d7c7bcd71a9d6bfb9ac96 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/char/Makefile
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_VR41XX)	+= vr41xx_giu.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GPIO_TB0219)	+= tb0219.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TELCLOCK)		+= tlclk.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_WATCHDOG)		+= watchdog/
 obj-$(CONFIG_MWAVE)		+= mwave/
 obj-$(CONFIG_AGP)		+= agp/
 obj-$(CONFIG_DRM)		+= drm/