diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/f71808e_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/f71808e_wdt.c
index ae4974701e5c..6fe9daf2367b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/f71808e_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/f71808e_wdt.c
@@ -237,15 +237,17 @@ static int watchdog_set_timeout(int timeout)
 
 	mutex_lock(&watchdog.lock);
 
-	watchdog.timeout = timeout;
 	if (timeout > 0xff) {
 		watchdog.timer_val = DIV_ROUND_UP(timeout, 60);
 		watchdog.minutes_mode = true;
+		timeout = watchdog.timer_val * 60;
 	} else {
 		watchdog.timer_val = timeout;
 		watchdog.minutes_mode = false;
 	}
 
+	watchdog.timeout = timeout;
+
 	mutex_unlock(&watchdog.lock);
 
 	return 0;