diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/src/watchdog-test.c b/Documentation/watchdog/src/watchdog-test.c
index a750532ffcf..63fdc34ceb9 100644
--- a/Documentation/watchdog/src/watchdog-test.c
+++ b/Documentation/watchdog/src/watchdog-test.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ static void keep_alive(void)
  */
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+    int flags;
+
     fd = open("/dev/watchdog", O_WRONLY);
 
     if (fd == -1) {
@@ -41,12 +43,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     if (argc > 1) {
 	if (!strncasecmp(argv[1], "-d", 2)) {
-	    ioctl(fd, WDIOC_SETOPTIONS, WDIOS_DISABLECARD);
+	    flags = WDIOS_DISABLECARD;
+	    ioctl(fd, WDIOC_SETOPTIONS, &flags);
 	    fprintf(stderr, "Watchdog card disabled.\n");
 	    fflush(stderr);
 	    exit(0);
 	} else if (!strncasecmp(argv[1], "-e", 2)) {
-	    ioctl(fd, WDIOC_SETOPTIONS, WDIOS_ENABLECARD);
+	    flags = WDIOS_ENABLECARD;
+	    ioctl(fd, WDIOC_SETOPTIONS, &flags);
 	    fprintf(stderr, "Watchdog card enabled.\n");
 	    fflush(stderr);
 	    exit(0);
diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.txt b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.txt
index 4cc4ba9d715..eb7132ed8bb 100644
--- a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.txt
@@ -222,11 +222,10 @@ returned value is the temperature in degrees fahrenheit.
     ioctl(fd, WDIOC_GETTEMP, &temperature);
 
 Finally the SETOPTIONS ioctl can be used to control some aspects of
-the cards operation; right now the pcwd driver is the only one
-supporting this ioctl.
+the cards operation.
 
     int options = 0;
-    ioctl(fd, WDIOC_SETOPTIONS, options);
+    ioctl(fd, WDIOC_SETOPTIONS, &options);
 
 The following options are available: