diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci1564.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci1564.c
index 4db3bea4e20a..7976a22ae94d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci1564.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/hwdrv_apci1564.c
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include "../addi_watchdog.h"
+
 #define APCI1564_ADDRESS_RANGE				128
 
 /* Digital Input IRQ Function Selection */
@@ -581,26 +583,30 @@ static int apci1564_reset(struct comedi_device *dev)
 {
 	struct addi_private *devpriv = dev->private;
 
-	/* disable the interrupts */
+	ui_Type = 0;
+
+	/* Disable the input interrupts and reset status register */
 	outl(0x0, devpriv->i_IobaseAmcc + APCI1564_DI_IRQ_REG);
-	/* Reset the interrupt status register */
 	inl(devpriv->i_IobaseAmcc + APCI1564_DI_INT_STATUS_REG);
-	/* Disable the and/or interrupt */
 	outl(0x0, devpriv->i_IobaseAmcc + APCI1564_DI_INT_MODE1_REG);
 	outl(0x0, devpriv->i_IobaseAmcc + APCI1564_DI_INT_MODE2_REG);
-	devpriv->b_DigitalOutputRegister = 0;
-	ui_Type = 0;
-	/* Resets the output channels */
-	outl(0x0, devpriv->i_IobaseAmcc + APCI1564_DO_REG);
-	/* Disables the interrupt. */
-	outl(0x0, devpriv->i_IobaseAmcc + APCI1564_DO_INT_CTRL_REG);
-	outl(0x0, devpriv->i_IobaseAmcc + APCI1564_WDOG_RELOAD_REG);
-	outl(0x0, devpriv->i_IobaseAmcc + APCI1564_TIMER_REG);
-	outl(0x0, devpriv->i_IobaseAmcc + APCI1564_TIMER_CTRL_REG);
 
+	/* Reset the output channels and disable interrupts */
+	outl(0x0, devpriv->i_IobaseAmcc + APCI1564_DO_REG);
+	outl(0x0, devpriv->i_IobaseAmcc + APCI1564_DO_INT_CTRL_REG);
+
+	/* Reset the watchdog registers */
+	addi_watchdog_reset(devpriv->i_IobaseAmcc + APCI1564_WDOG_REG);
+
+	/* Reset the timer registers */
+	outl(0x0, devpriv->i_IobaseAmcc + APCI1564_TIMER_CTRL_REG);
+	outl(0x0, devpriv->i_IobaseAmcc + APCI1564_TIMER_RELOAD_REG);
+
+	/* Reset the counter registers */
 	outl(0x0, dev->iobase + APCI1564_TCW_CTRL_REG(APCI1564_COUNTER1));
 	outl(0x0, dev->iobase + APCI1564_TCW_CTRL_REG(APCI1564_COUNTER2));
 	outl(0x0, dev->iobase + APCI1564_TCW_CTRL_REG(APCI1564_COUNTER3));
 	outl(0x0, dev->iobase + APCI1564_TCW_CTRL_REG(APCI1564_COUNTER4));
+
 	return 0;
 }