diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/imx_sc_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/imx_sc_wdt.c
index d73076b686d8..1280b9b1ec2a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/imx_sc_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/imx_sc_wdt.c
@@ -56,6 +56,25 @@ static int imx_sc_wdt_ping(struct watchdog_device *wdog)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static bool imx_sc_wdt_is_running(void)
+{
+	struct arm_smccc_res res;
+
+	arm_smccc_smc(IMX_SIP_TIMER, IMX_SIP_TIMER_START_WDOG,
+		      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, &res);
+
+	/* Already enabled (SC_TIMER_ERR_BUSY)? */
+	if (res.a0 == SC_TIMER_ERR_BUSY)
+		return true;
+
+	/* Undo only if that was us who has (successfully) enabled the WDT */
+	if (!res.a0)
+		arm_smccc_smc(IMX_SIP_TIMER, IMX_SIP_TIMER_STOP_WDOG,
+			      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, &res);
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int imx_sc_wdt_start(struct watchdog_device *wdog)
 {
 	struct arm_smccc_res res;
@@ -183,6 +202,9 @@ static int imx_sc_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (imx_sc_wdt_is_running())
+		set_bit(WDOG_HW_RUNNING, &wdog->status);
+
 	watchdog_stop_on_reboot(wdog);
 	watchdog_stop_on_unregister(wdog);