diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
index 5be5e3d14f79..19f3c3fc65f4 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
@@ -802,6 +802,12 @@ static int hpwdt_init_one(struct pci_dev *dev,
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Ignore all auxilary iLO devices with the following PCI ID
+	 */
+	if (dev->subsystem_device == 0x1979)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if (pci_enable_device(dev)) {
 		dev_warn(&dev->dev,
 			"Not possible to enable PCI Device: 0x%x:0x%x.\n",