diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/da9063_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/da9063_wdt.c
index d79ce64e26a9..9adad1862bbd 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/da9063_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/da9063_wdt.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/mfd/da9063/registers.h>
 #include <linux/mfd/da9063/core.h>
@@ -169,14 +170,19 @@ static int da9063_wdt_restart(struct watchdog_device *wdd, unsigned long action,
 			      void *data)
 {
 	struct da9063 *da9063 = watchdog_get_drvdata(wdd);
+	struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(da9063->dev);
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = regmap_write(da9063->regmap, DA9063_REG_CONTROL_F,
-			   DA9063_SHUTDOWN);
-	if (ret)
+	/* Don't use regmap because it is not atomic safe */
+	ret = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, DA9063_REG_CONTROL_F,
+					DA9063_SHUTDOWN);
+	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_alert(da9063->dev, "Failed to shutdown (err = %d)\n",
 			  ret);
 
+	/* wait for reset to assert... */
+	mdelay(500);
+
 	return ret;
 }