diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/apple_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/apple_wdt.c
index 16aca21f13d6..a5af532c4086 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/apple_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/apple_wdt.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static int apple_wdt_restart(struct watchdog_device *wdd, unsigned long mode,
 	 * can take up to ~20-25ms until the SoC is actually reset. Just wait
 	 * 50ms here to be safe.
 	 */
-	(void)readl_relaxed(wdt->regs + APPLE_WDT_WD1_CUR_TIME);
+	(void)readl(wdt->regs + APPLE_WDT_WD1_CUR_TIME);
 	mdelay(50);
 
 	return 0;