#define APCI1516_WDOG_RELOAD_LSB_REG           0x04
 #define APCI1516_WDOG_RELOAD_MSB_REG           0x06
 #define APCI1516_WDOG_CTRL_REG                 0x0c
+#define APCI1516_WDOG_CTRL_ENABLE              (1 << 0)
+#define APCI1516_WDOG_CTRL_SOFT_TRIG           (1 << 9)
 #define APCI1516_WDOG_STATUS_REG               0x10
 
 #define ADDIDATA_WATCHDOG                      2
                outw(0x0, devpriv->i_IobaseAddon + APCI1516_WDOG_CTRL_REG);
                break;
        case 1:         /* start the watchdog */
-               outw(0x0001, devpriv->i_IobaseAddon + APCI1516_WDOG_CTRL_REG);
+               outw(APCI1516_WDOG_CTRL_ENABLE,
+                    devpriv->i_IobaseAddon + APCI1516_WDOG_CTRL_REG);
                break;
        case 2:         /* Software trigger */
-               outw(0x0201, devpriv->i_IobaseAddon + APCI1516_WDOG_CTRL_REG);
+               outw(APCI1516_WDOG_CTRL_ENABLE | APCI1516_WDOG_CTRL_SOFT_TRIG,
+                    devpriv->i_IobaseAddon + APCI1516_WDOG_CTRL_REG);
                break;
        default:
                printk("\nSpecified functionality does not exist\n");