diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83697ug_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83697ug_wdt.c
index a6c12dec91a1434c57709b8570f3a3666ae04bc7..df2a64dc9672dee584995e4b518ea5f8b0494df7 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83697ug_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83697ug_wdt.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static int w83697ug_select_wd_register(void)
 	outb_p(0x08, WDT_EFDR); /* select logical device 8 (GPIO2) */
 	outb_p(0x30, WDT_EFER); /* select CR30 */
 	c = inb_p(WDT_EFDR);
-	outb_p(c || 0x01, WDT_EFDR); /* set bit 0 to activate GPIO2 */
+	outb_p(c | 0x01, WDT_EFDR); /* set bit 0 to activate GPIO2 */
 
 	return 0;
 }