diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbsa_gwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbsa_gwdt.c
index 9791c74aebd4..63862803421f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbsa_gwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbsa_gwdt.c
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ static int sbsa_gwdt_set_timeout(struct watchdog_device *wdd,
 	struct sbsa_gwdt *gwdt = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
 
 	wdd->timeout = timeout;
+	timeout = clamp_t(unsigned int, timeout, 1, wdd->max_hw_heartbeat_ms / 1000);
 
 	if (action)
 		sbsa_gwdt_reg_write(gwdt->clk * timeout, gwdt);