diff --git a/src/watchdog.c b/src/watchdog.c
index 2143edb9..91fecc95 100644
--- a/src/watchdog.c
+++ b/src/watchdog.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ void watchdog_reset(void) {
 
 int watchdog_start(int timeout) {
     if (fd) return EXIT_SUCCESS;
-    const char* paths[] = {"/dev/watchdog0", "/dev/watchdog", NULL};
+    const char* paths[] = {"/dev/watchdog", "/dev/watchdog0", NULL};
     const char **path = paths;
 
     while (*path) {