diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/ftsteutates.c b/drivers/hwmon/ftsteutates.c
index 371ce7745f5e..fa67f7c565be 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/ftsteutates.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/ftsteutates.c
@@ -830,3 +830,4 @@ module_i2c_driver(fts_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Thilo Cestonaro <thilo.cestonaro@ts.fujitsu.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("FTS Teutates driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c b/drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c
index 6c84780e358e..06dd840f3bf7 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c
@@ -571,6 +571,7 @@ static void __exit sch56xx_exit(void)
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("SMSC SCH56xx Hardware Monitoring Common Code");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 
 module_init(sch56xx_init);
 module_exit(sch56xx_exit);
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-abx80x.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-abx80x.c
index 73830670a41f..3ff3b96d14d7 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-abx80x.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-abx80x.c
@@ -880,3 +880,4 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Philippe De Muyter <phdm@macqel.be>");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Abracon ABX80X RTC driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/armada_37xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/armada_37xx_wdt.c
index e5dcb26d85f0..00e153ae70eb 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/armada_37xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/armada_37xx_wdt.c
@@ -370,4 +370,5 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Marek Behun <marek.behun@nic.cz>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Armada 37xx CPU Watchdog");
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:armada_37xx_wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/asm9260_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/asm9260_wdt.c
index 45047e514b8e..fd7289df2cb3 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/asm9260_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/asm9260_wdt.c
@@ -374,3 +374,4 @@ module_platform_driver(asm9260_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("asm9260 WatchDog Timer Driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Oleksij Rempel <linux@rempel-privat.de>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/aspeed_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/aspeed_wdt.c
index cc71861e033a..2607158965d6 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/aspeed_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/aspeed_wdt.c
@@ -334,3 +334,4 @@ module_exit(aspeed_wdt_exit);
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Aspeed Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/at91sam9_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/at91sam9_wdt.c
index 292b5a1ca831..e7aa31fe4336 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/at91sam9_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/at91sam9_wdt.c
@@ -416,3 +416,4 @@ module_platform_driver_probe(at91wdt_driver, at91wdt_probe);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Renaud CERRATO <r.cerrato@til-technologies.fr>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog driver for Atmel AT91SAM9x processors");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/atlas7_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/atlas7_wdt.c
index 9bfe650d802f..f67e6f101102 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/atlas7_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/atlas7_wdt.c
@@ -218,4 +218,5 @@ module_platform_driver(atlas7_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("CSRatlas7 watchdog driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Guo Zeng <Guo.Zeng@csr.com>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:atlas7-wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c
index dec6ca019bea..2f41b8a6e2f6 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bcm2835_wdt.c
@@ -242,3 +242,4 @@ MODULE_ALIAS("platform:bcm2835-wdt");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak@v3.sk>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for Broadcom BCM2835 watchdog timer");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c
index 05425c1dfd4c..231009f01024 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c
@@ -241,3 +241,4 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Aleksandar Radovanovic");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@hauke-m.de>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog driver for Broadcom BCM47xx");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/bcm7038_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/bcm7038_wdt.c
index 979caa18d3c8..e66184997775 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/bcm7038_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bcm7038_wdt.c
@@ -212,5 +212,6 @@ module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 	__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for Broadcom 7038 SoCs Watchdog");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Justin Chen");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/bcm_kona_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/bcm_kona_wdt.c
index eb850a8d19df..5b5a6a76c1aa 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/bcm_kona_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bcm_kona_wdt.c
@@ -339,3 +339,4 @@ MODULE_ALIAS("platform:" BCM_KONA_WDT_NAME);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Markus Mayer <mmayer@broadcom.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Broadcom Kona Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/bd70528_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/bd70528_wdt.c
index b0152fef4fc7..790748a3a30a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/bd70528_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bd70528_wdt.c
@@ -288,3 +288,4 @@ module_platform_driver(bd70528_wdt);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Matti Vaittinen <matti.vaittinen@fi.rohmeurope.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("BD70528 watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/cadence_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/cadence_wdt.c
index f8d4e91d0383..a44f3140656e 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/cadence_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/cadence_wdt.c
@@ -438,3 +438,4 @@ module_platform_driver(cdns_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Xilinx, Inc.");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog driver for Cadence WDT");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/da9052_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/da9052_wdt.c
index d708c091bf1b..a5ceea0503bb 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/da9052_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/da9052_wdt.c
@@ -191,4 +191,5 @@ module_platform_driver(da9052_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Anthony Olech <Anthony.Olech@diasemi.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("DA9052 SM Device Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:da9052-watchdog");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/da9055_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/da9055_wdt.c
index 389a4bdd208c..05b075f2ea90 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/da9055_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/da9055_wdt.c
@@ -166,4 +166,5 @@ module_platform_driver(da9055_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("David Dajun Chen <dchen@diasemi.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("DA9055 watchdog");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:da9055-watchdog");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/da9062_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/da9062_wdt.c
index e149e66a6ea9..dfc2025d36ba 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/da9062_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/da9062_wdt.c
@@ -232,4 +232,5 @@ module_platform_driver(da9062_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("S Twiss <stwiss.opensource@diasemi.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("WDT device driver for Dialog DA9062 and DA9061");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:da9062-watchdog");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/da9063_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/da9063_wdt.c
index 3d65e92a4e3f..ae0cb7011762 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/da9063_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/da9063_wdt.c
@@ -239,4 +239,5 @@ module_platform_driver(da9063_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Mariusz Wojtasik <mariusz.wojtasik@diasemi.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog driver for Dialog DA9063");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:" DA9063_DRVNAME_WATCHDOG);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
index 2b3f3cd382ef..4fa01dfa4edb 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
@@ -274,4 +274,5 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat,
 		 __MODULE_STRING(DEFAULT_HEARTBEAT));
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:davinci-wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/digicolor_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/digicolor_wdt.c
index 073d37867f47..ed86cf879dae 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/digicolor_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/digicolor_wdt.c
@@ -161,3 +161,4 @@ module_platform_driver(dc_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Baruch Siach <baruch@tkos.co.il>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for Conexant Digicolor watchdog timer");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c
index fef7c61f5555..e98ccb38eb1d 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/dw_wdt.c
@@ -340,3 +340,4 @@ module_platform_driver(dw_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jamie Iles");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Synopsys DesignWare Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ebc-c384_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ebc-c384_wdt.c
index 8ef4b0df3855..7e4349472745 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ebc-c384_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ebc-c384_wdt.c
@@ -139,4 +139,5 @@ module_exit(ebc_c384_wdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("William Breathitt Gray <vilhelm.gray@gmail.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("WinSystems EBC-C384 watchdog timer driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_ALIAS("isa:" MODULE_NAME);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
index 38e26f160b9a..edfa422896d7 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
@@ -144,3 +144,4 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@towertech.it>");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("H Hartley Sweeten <hsweeten@visionengravers.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("EP93xx Watchdog");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ftwdt010_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ftwdt010_wdt.c
index 21dcc7765688..c19186bc00b6 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ftwdt010_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ftwdt010_wdt.c
@@ -227,3 +227,4 @@ module_platform_driver(ftwdt010_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Linus Walleij");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog driver for Faraday Technology FTWDT010");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/gpio_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/gpio_wdt.c
index 0923201ce874..6a90a7ecadeb 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/gpio_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/gpio_wdt.c
@@ -194,3 +194,4 @@ module_platform_driver(gpio_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Alexander Shiyan <shc_work@mail.ru>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("GPIO Watchdog");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
index 7d34bcf1c45b..fb4d228a0d7e 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ static struct pci_driver hpwdt_driver = {
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Tom Mingarelli");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("hpe watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_VERSION(HPWDT_VERSION);
 
 module_param(soft_margin, int, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c b/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
index a30835f547b3..700a8c6cae00 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/i6300esb.c
@@ -351,3 +351,4 @@ module_pci_driver(esb_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Ross Biro and David Härdeman");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog driver for Intel 6300ESB chipsets");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
index c559f706ae7e..454d8ff3edc1 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
@@ -632,4 +632,5 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Intel TCO WatchDog Timer Driver");
 MODULE_VERSION(DRV_VERSION);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:" DRV_NAME);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ie6xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ie6xx_wdt.c
index 8f28993fab8b..76bcff28eaf9 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ie6xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ie6xx_wdt.c
@@ -314,4 +314,5 @@ module_exit(ie6xx_wdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Alexander Stein <alexander.stein@systec-electronic.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Intel Atom E6xx Watchdog Device Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:" DRIVER_NAME);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/imgpdc_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/imgpdc_wdt.c
index b57ff3787052..6fe0fd7c0719 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/imgpdc_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/imgpdc_wdt.c
@@ -314,3 +314,4 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Jude Abraham <Jude.Abraham@imgtec.com>");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Naidu Tellapati <Naidu.Tellapati@imgtec.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Imagination Technologies PDC Watchdog Timer Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c
index 32af3974e6bb..dc6d4132ec1f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c
@@ -433,4 +433,5 @@ module_platform_driver_probe(imx2_wdt_driver, imx2_wdt_probe);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Wolfram Sang");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog driver for IMX2 and later");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:" DRIVER_NAME);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/intel-mid_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/intel-mid_wdt.c
index 2cdbd37c700c..b859fd6d263b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/intel-mid_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/intel-mid_wdt.c
@@ -181,3 +181,4 @@ module_platform_driver(mid_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("David Cohen <david.a.cohen@linux.intel.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog Driver for Intel MID platform");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c
index a4b71ebc8cab..610f5cdebf72 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/it87_wdt.c
@@ -354,3 +354,4 @@ module_exit(it87_wdt_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Oliver Schuster");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Hardware Watchdog Device Driver for IT87xx EC-LPC I/O");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/kempld_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/kempld_wdt.c
index 40bd518ed873..20a40e221dbb 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/kempld_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/kempld_wdt.c
@@ -550,3 +550,4 @@ module_platform_driver(kempld_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("KEM PLD Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Michael Brunner <michael.brunner@kontron.com>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/lpc18xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/lpc18xx_wdt.c
index 78cf11c94941..4e34a4bd0b24 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/lpc18xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/lpc18xx_wdt.c
@@ -316,3 +316,4 @@ module_platform_driver(lpc18xx_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Ariel D'Alessandro <ariel@vanguardiasur.com.ar>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("NXP LPC18xx Watchdog Timer Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/max63xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/max63xx_wdt.c
index 3a899628a834..053c9285adac 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/max63xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/max63xx_wdt.c
@@ -284,3 +284,4 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nodelay,
 		 "(max6373/74 only, default=0)");
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/max77620_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/max77620_wdt.c
index be6a53c30002..304817d379a7 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/max77620_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/max77620_wdt.c
@@ -209,3 +209,4 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started "
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@nvidia.com>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mei_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mei_wdt.c
index 5391bf3e6b11..5e03226cada1 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mei_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mei_wdt.c
@@ -662,4 +662,5 @@ module_mei_cl_driver(mei_wdt_driver);
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Intel Corporation");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Device driver for Intel MEI iAMT watchdog");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mena21_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mena21_wdt.c
index 99d2359d5a8a..b759c66f1446 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mena21_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mena21_wdt.c
@@ -225,4 +225,5 @@ module_platform_driver(a21_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("MEN Mikro Elektronik");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("MEN A21 Watchdog");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:a21-watchdog");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/menf21bmc_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/menf21bmc_wdt.c
index 81ebdfc371f4..358881618e2f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/menf21bmc_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/menf21bmc_wdt.c
@@ -181,4 +181,5 @@ module_platform_driver(menf21bmc_wdt);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("MEN 14F021P00 BMC Watchdog driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Andreas Werner <andreas.werner@men.de>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:menf21bmc_wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/menz69_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/menz69_wdt.c
index ed18238c5407..d13fcfc0f59c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/menz69_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/menz69_wdt.c
@@ -167,4 +167,5 @@ module_mcb_driver(men_z069_driver);
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Johannes Thumshirn <jth@kernel.org>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_ALIAS("mcb:16z069");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/meson_gxbb_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/meson_gxbb_wdt.c
index d17c1a6ed723..f30f85380679 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/meson_gxbb_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/meson_gxbb_wdt.c
@@ -204,3 +204,4 @@ module_platform_driver(meson_gxbb_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@baylibre.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Amlogic Meson GXBB Watchdog timer driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/meson_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/meson_wdt.c
index 459f3ae02c91..0d60bb5aa688 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/meson_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/meson_wdt.c
@@ -228,5 +228,6 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
 		 __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Carlo Caione <carlo@caione.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Meson Watchdog Timer Driver");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mlx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mlx_wdt.c
index 03b9ac4b99af..2df48a6ed04b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mlx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mlx_wdt.c
@@ -287,4 +287,5 @@ module_platform_driver(mlxreg_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Michael Shych <michaelsh@mellanox.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Mellanox watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:mlx-wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/moxart_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/moxart_wdt.c
index 6340a1f5f471..02dbfe2accfa 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/moxart_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/moxart_wdt.c
@@ -164,4 +164,5 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(heartbeat, "Watchdog heartbeat in seconds");
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("MOXART watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jonas Jensen <jonas.jensen@gmail.com>");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/mtk_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/mtk_wdt.c
index 9c3d0033260d..074c04324738 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/mtk_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/mtk_wdt.c
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 			__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@gmail.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Mediatek WatchDog Timer Driver");
 MODULE_VERSION(DRV_VERSION);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ni903x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ni903x_wdt.c
index 4cebad324b20..724d47f2f325 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ni903x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ni903x_wdt.c
@@ -255,3 +255,4 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("NI 903x Watchdog");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jeff Westfahl <jeff.westfahl@ni.com>");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Kyle Roeschley <kyle.roeschley@ni.com>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/nic7018_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/nic7018_wdt.c
index 2a46cc662943..efe0f188c79a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/nic7018_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/nic7018_wdt.c
@@ -250,3 +250,4 @@ module_platform_driver(watchdog_driver);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("National Instruments NIC7018 Watchdog driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Hui Chun Ong <hui.chun.ong@ni.com>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/npcm_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/npcm_wdt.c
index 9c773c3d6d5d..aa2022a44985 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/npcm_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/npcm_wdt.c
@@ -248,3 +248,4 @@ module_platform_driver(npcm_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Joel Stanley");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog driver for NPCM");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/of_xilinx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/of_xilinx_wdt.c
index 7fe4f7c3f7ce..8d93e2089c6d 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/of_xilinx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/of_xilinx_wdt.c
@@ -308,3 +308,4 @@ module_platform_driver(xwdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Alejandro Cabrera <aldaya@gmail.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Xilinx Watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/omap_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/omap_wdt.c
index 9b91882fe3c4..49565608924a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/omap_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/omap_wdt.c
@@ -375,4 +375,5 @@ module_platform_driver(omap_wdt_driver);
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("George G. Davis");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:omap_wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pm8916_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pm8916_wdt.c
index 2d3652004e39..f13c1c2bec07 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pm8916_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pm8916_wdt.c
@@ -210,3 +210,4 @@ module_platform_driver(pm8916_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Loic Poulain <loic.poulain@linaro.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Qualcomm pm8916 watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/qcom-wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/qcom-wdt.c
index 7be7f87be28f..1ae02d3b5cb2 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/qcom-wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/qcom-wdt.c
@@ -272,3 +272,4 @@ module_platform_driver(qcom_watchdog_driver);
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("QCOM KPSS Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/rave-sp-wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/rave-sp-wdt.c
index 2c95615b6354..7fac3fabfcfb 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/rave-sp-wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/rave-sp-wdt.c
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ module_platform_driver(rave_sp_wdt_driver);
 
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, rave_sp_wdt_of_match);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Andrey Vostrikov <andrey.vostrikov@cogentembedded.com>");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Nikita Yushchenko <nikita.yoush@cogentembedded.com>");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Andrey Smirnov <andrew.smirnov@gmail.com>");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/renesas_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/renesas_wdt.c
index 00662a8e039c..ec5b1ec6c292 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/renesas_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/renesas_wdt.c
@@ -315,4 +315,5 @@ module_platform_driver(rwdt_driver);
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Renesas WDT Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Wolfram Sang <wsa@sang-engineering.com>");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/retu_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/retu_wdt.c
index 258dfcf9cbda..6a3e2b8e5226 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/retu_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/retu_wdt.c
@@ -168,3 +168,4 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Retu watchdog");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Amit Kucheria");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@iki.fi>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/rn5t618_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/rn5t618_wdt.c
index 234876047431..8f7bc6b1cb64 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/rn5t618_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/rn5t618_wdt.c
@@ -191,3 +191,4 @@ module_platform_driver(rn5t618_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Beniamino Galvani <b.galvani@gmail.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("RN5T618 watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/rza_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/rza_wdt.c
index 7b6c365f7cd3..31ff9acc9af2 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/rza_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/rza_wdt.c
@@ -245,3 +245,4 @@ module_platform_driver(rza_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Renesas RZ/A WDT Driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Chris Brandt <chris.brandt@renesas.com>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
index 2395f353e52d..5c1800d41411 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/s3c2410_wdt.c
@@ -739,3 +739,4 @@ module_platform_driver(s3c2410wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Ben Dooks <ben@simtec.co.uk>, Dimitry Andric <dimitry.andric@tomtom.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("S3C2410 Watchdog Device Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
index d193a60430b2..725f68703f1e 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
@@ -321,3 +321,4 @@ module_platform_driver(sama5d4_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Atmel Corporation");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Atmel SAMA5D4 Watchdog Timer driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sirfsoc_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sirfsoc_wdt.c
index 734cf2966ecb..bcb75d9978f0 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sirfsoc_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sirfsoc_wdt.c
@@ -213,4 +213,5 @@ module_platform_driver(sirfsoc_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("SiRF SoC watchdog driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Xianglong Du <Xianglong.Du@csr.com>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:sirfsoc-wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c b/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c
index 3e4885c1545e..8d50543f7340 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c
@@ -165,3 +165,4 @@ module_exit(softdog_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Alan Cox");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Software Watchdog Device Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sp5100_tco.c b/drivers/watchdog/sp5100_tco.c
index 93bd302ae7c5..716b9c43baf1 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sp5100_tco.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sp5100_tco.c
@@ -486,3 +486,4 @@ module_exit(sp5100_tco_exit);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Priyanka Gupta");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("TCO timer driver for SP5100/SB800 chipset");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sprd_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sprd_wdt.c
index edba4e278685..55e883e8dcf4 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sprd_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sprd_wdt.c
@@ -384,3 +384,4 @@ module_platform_driver(sprd_watchdog_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Eric Long <eric.long@spreadtrum.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Spreadtrum Watchdog Timer Controller Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/st_lpc_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/st_lpc_wdt.c
index 14ab6559c748..4a7e6b4694fa 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/st_lpc_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/st_lpc_wdt.c
@@ -305,3 +305,4 @@ module_platform_driver(st_wdog_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("David Paris <david.paris@st.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ST LPC Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c
index 7caf3aa71c6a..f1dd033c2b4b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_rtc_wdt.c
@@ -150,4 +150,5 @@ module_platform_driver(stmp3xxx_wdt_driver);
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("STMP3XXX RTC Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Wolfram Sang <kernel@pengutronix.de>");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/stpmic1_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/stpmic1_wdt.c
index 45d0c543466f..6cdbe4bf5aaa 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/stpmic1_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/stpmic1_wdt.c
@@ -138,3 +138,4 @@ module_platform_driver(stpmic1_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Watchdog driver for STPMIC1 device");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Pascal Paillet <p.paillet@st.com>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sunxi_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sunxi_wdt.c
index 5f05a45ac187..dea10c79b817 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sunxi_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sunxi_wdt.c
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started "
 		"(default=" __MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Carlo Caione <carlo.caione@gmail.com>");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Henrik Nordstrom <henrik@henriknordstrom.net>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("sunxi WatchDog Timer Driver");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/tangox_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/tangox_wdt.c
index 1afb0e9d808c..bc9025d31977 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/tangox_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/tangox_wdt.c
@@ -207,3 +207,4 @@ module_platform_driver(tangox_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Mans Rullgard <mans@mansr.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("SMP86xx/SMP87xx Watchdog driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/tegra_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/tegra_wdt.c
index dfe06e506cad..06acd8251928 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/tegra_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/tegra_wdt.c
@@ -276,3 +276,4 @@ module_platform_driver(tegra_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("NVIDIA Corporation");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Tegra Watchdog Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/tqmx86_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/tqmx86_wdt.c
index 72d0b0adde38..35b8bfffa34d 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/tqmx86_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/tqmx86_wdt.c
@@ -124,3 +124,4 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("TQMx86 Watchdog");
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:tqmx86-wdt");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ts4800_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ts4800_wdt.c
index c137ad2bd5c3..b07f75f9049b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ts4800_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ts4800_wdt.c
@@ -200,4 +200,5 @@ module_platform_driver(ts4800_wdt_driver);
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Damien Riegel <damien.riegel@savoirfairelinux.com>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:ts4800_wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ts72xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ts72xx_wdt.c
index bf918f5fa131..efd74cfabbf8 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ts72xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ts72xx_wdt.c
@@ -174,4 +174,5 @@ module_platform_driver(ts72xx_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@iki.fi>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("TS-72xx SBC Watchdog");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:ts72xx-wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/twl4030_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/twl4030_wdt.c
index 355e428c0b99..98bcebe3a0b7 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/twl4030_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/twl4030_wdt.c
@@ -123,5 +123,6 @@ module_platform_driver(twl4030_wdt_driver);
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Nokia Corporation");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:twl4030_wdt");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/uniphier_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/uniphier_wdt.c
index 8e9242c23022..3a6d2d3a8f3c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/uniphier_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/uniphier_wdt.c
@@ -255,3 +255,4 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Keiji Hayashibara <hayashibara.keiji@socionext.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("UniPhier Watchdog Device Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/via_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/via_wdt.c
index eeb39f96e72e..899a4fe1d7b6 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/via_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/via_wdt.c
@@ -259,3 +259,4 @@ module_pci_driver(wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Marc Vertes");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for watchdog timer on VIA chipset");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
index 38b31e9947aa..b66aea20a96e 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83627hf_wdt.c
@@ -528,5 +528,6 @@ module_init(wdt_init);
 module_exit(wdt_exit);
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Pádraig  Brady <P@draigBrady.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("w83627hf/thf WDT driver");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
index 21e8085b848b..9deb22af5daa 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/watchdog_core.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ int watchdog_init_timeout(struct watchdog_device *wdd,
 
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(watchdog_init_timeout);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(watchdog_init_timeout, WATCHDOG_CORE);
 
 static int watchdog_restart_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb,
 				     unsigned long action, void *data)
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void watchdog_set_restart_priority(struct watchdog_device *wdd, int priority)
 {
 	wdd->restart_nb.priority = priority;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(watchdog_set_restart_priority);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(watchdog_set_restart_priority, WATCHDOG_CORE);
 
 static int __watchdog_register_device(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 {
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ int watchdog_register_device(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(watchdog_register_device);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(watchdog_register_device, WATCHDOG_CORE);
 
 static void __watchdog_unregister_device(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 {
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ void watchdog_unregister_device(struct watchdog_device *wdd)
 	mutex_unlock(&wtd_deferred_reg_mutex);
 }
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(watchdog_unregister_device);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(watchdog_unregister_device, WATCHDOG_CORE);
 
 static void devm_watchdog_unregister_device(struct device *dev, void *res)
 {
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ int devm_watchdog_register_device(struct device *dev,
 
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_watchdog_register_device);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(devm_watchdog_register_device, WATCHDOG_CORE);
 
 static int __init watchdog_deferred_registration(void)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdat_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdat_wdt.c
index e7cf41aa26c3..027339a557ce 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdat_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdat_wdt.c
@@ -523,4 +523,5 @@ module_platform_driver(wdat_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ACPI Hardware Watchdog (WDAT) driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:wdat_wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
index 030ce240620d..a17e2ac251a1 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wm831x_wdt.c
@@ -282,4 +282,5 @@ module_platform_driver(wm831x_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Mark Brown");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("WM831x Watchdog");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:wm831x-watchdog");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wm8350_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wm8350_wdt.c
index 33c62d51f00a..f81e661662e6 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wm8350_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wm8350_wdt.c
@@ -175,4 +175,5 @@ module_platform_driver(wm8350_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Mark Brown");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("WM8350 Watchdog");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:wm8350-wdt");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/xen_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/xen_wdt.c
index b343f421dc72..8b21a4b51047 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/xen_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/xen_wdt.c
@@ -206,3 +206,4 @@ module_exit(xen_wdt_cleanup_module);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jan Beulich <jbeulich@novell.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Xen WatchDog Timer Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ziirave_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ziirave_wdt.c
index dec660c509b3..2d81c7b546f2 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ziirave_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ziirave_wdt.c
@@ -751,3 +751,4 @@ module_i2c_driver(ziirave_wdt_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Martyn Welch <martyn.welch@collabora.co.uk");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Zodiac Aerospace RAVE Switch Watchdog Processor Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(WATCHDOG_CORE);
