diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/exar_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/exar_wdt.c
index 35058d8b21bc71..7c61ff34327116 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/exar_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/exar_wdt.c
@@ -355,8 +355,10 @@ static int __init exar_wdt_register(struct wdt_priv *priv, const int idx)
 						    &priv->wdt_res, 1,
 						    priv, sizeof(*priv));
 	if (IS_ERR(n->pdev)) {
+		int err = PTR_ERR(n->pdev);
+
 		kfree(n);
-		return PTR_ERR(n->pdev);
+		return err;
 	}
 
 	list_add_tail(&n->list, &pdev_list);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sp805_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sp805_wdt.c
index 78ba36689eeca8..2756ed54ca3d55 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sp805_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sp805_wdt.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static bool wdt_is_running(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 	return (wdtcontrol & ENABLE_MASK) == ENABLE_MASK;
 }
 
-/* This routine finds load value that will reset system in required timout */
+/* This routine finds load value that will reset system in required timeout */
 static int wdt_setload(struct watchdog_device *wdd, unsigned int timeout)
 {
 	struct sp805_wdt *wdt = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);