diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
index 3c9684ccd2f9..eac4f9b9f007 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ static int iTCO_wdt_init(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent,
 	 *      ACPIBASE is bits [15:7] from 0x40-0x43
 	 */
 	pci_read_config_dword(pdev, 0x40, &base_address);
-	base_address &= 0x00007f80;
+	base_address &= 0x0000ff80;
 	if (base_address == 0x00000000) {
 		/* Something's wrong here, ACPIBASE has to be set */
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "failed to get TCOBASE address\n");