diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
index 5e4f3dea85f5..5f54e1e5819a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ep93xx_wdt.c
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@ static struct platform_driver ep93xx_wdt_driver = {
 
 module_platform_driver(ep93xx_wdt_driver);
 
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Ray Lehtiniemi <rayl@mail.com>,"
-		"Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@towertech.it>,"
-		"H Hartley Sweeten <hsweeten@visionengravers.com>");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Ray Lehtiniemi <rayl@mail.com>");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@towertech.it>");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("H Hartley Sweeten <hsweeten@visionengravers.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("EP93xx Watchdog");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_VERSION(WDT_VERSION);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
index 04f8af65acfd..6532e7a260d8 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/iTCO_wdt.c
@@ -347,15 +347,15 @@ static const struct watchdog_info ident = {
 static const struct watchdog_ops iTCO_wdt_ops = {
 	.owner =		THIS_MODULE,
 	.start =		iTCO_wdt_start,
-	.stop = 		iTCO_wdt_stop,
-	.ping = 		iTCO_wdt_ping,
+	.stop =			iTCO_wdt_stop,
+	.ping =			iTCO_wdt_ping,
 	.set_timeout =		iTCO_wdt_set_timeout,
 	.get_timeleft =		iTCO_wdt_get_timeleft,
 };
 
 static struct watchdog_device iTCO_wdt_watchdog_dev = {
 	.info =		&ident,
-	.ops = 		&iTCO_wdt_ops,
+	.ops =		&iTCO_wdt_ops,
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ibmasr.c b/drivers/watchdog/ibmasr.c
index db0a34460e57..366b0474f278 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ibmasr.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ibmasr.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ struct ibmasr_id {
 	int type;
 };
 
-static struct ibmasr_id __initdata ibmasr_id_table[] = {
+static struct ibmasr_id ibmasr_id_table[] __initdata = {
 	{ "IBM Automatic Server Restart - eserver xSeries 220", ASMTYPE_TOPAZ },
 	{ "IBM Automatic Server Restart - Machine Type 8673", ASMTYPE_PEARL },
 	{ "IBM Automatic Server Restart - Machine Type 8480", ASMTYPE_JASPER },
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
index 5211d56b3681..9f15dd9435d1 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
@@ -512,9 +512,8 @@ static int __init pc87413_init(void)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	ret = register_reboot_notifier(&pc87413_notifier);
-	if (ret != 0) {
+	if (ret != 0)
 		pr_err("cannot register reboot notifier (err=%d)\n", ret);
-	}
 
 	ret = misc_register(&pc87413_miscdev);
 	if (ret != 0) {
@@ -575,8 +574,8 @@ static void __exit pc87413_exit(void)
 module_init(pc87413_init);
 module_exit(pc87413_exit);
 
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Sven Anders <anders@anduras.de>, "
-		"Marcus Junker <junker@anduras.de>,");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Sven Anders <anders@anduras.de>");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Marcus Junker <junker@anduras.de>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("PC87413 WDT driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c b/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c
index c04a1aa158e2..0dc5e323d59d 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/softdog.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout,
 		"Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
 				__MODULE_STRING(WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT) ")");
 
-static int soft_noboot = 0;
+static int soft_noboot;
 module_param(soft_noboot, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(soft_noboot,
 	"Softdog action, set to 1 to ignore reboots, 0 to reboot (default=0)");
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c
index 68b45fc9ba6a..e9ea856b8ff2 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/w83697hf_wdt.c
@@ -455,6 +455,6 @@ module_init(wdt_init);
 module_exit(wdt_exit);
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Marcus Junker <junker@anduras.de>, "
-		"Samuel Tardieu <sam@rfc1149.net>");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Marcus Junker <junker@anduras.de>");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Samuel Tardieu <sam@rfc1149.net>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("w83697hf/hg WDT driver");