diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sprd_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sprd_wdt.c
index 65cb55f3916fc..f3c90b4afead1 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sprd_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sprd_wdt.c
@@ -345,15 +345,10 @@ static int __maybe_unused sprd_wdt_pm_resume(struct device *dev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (watchdog_active(&wdt->wdd)) {
+	if (watchdog_active(&wdt->wdd))
 		ret = sprd_wdt_start(&wdt->wdd);
-		if (ret) {
-			sprd_wdt_disable(wdt);
-			return ret;
-		}
-	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static const struct dev_pm_ops sprd_wdt_pm_ops = {