* or if WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE is not set. If nowayout was set then
* watchdog_stop will fail.
*/
- if (test_and_clear_bit(WDOG_ALLOW_RELEASE, &wdd->status) ||
- !(wdd->info->options & WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE))
+ if (!test_bit(WDOG_ACTIVE, &wdd->status))
+ err = 0;
+ else if (test_and_clear_bit(WDOG_ALLOW_RELEASE, &wdd->status) ||
+ !(wdd->info->options & WDIOF_MAGICCLOSE))
err = watchdog_stop(wdd);
/* If the watchdog was not stopped, send a keepalive ping */