diff --git a/drivers/renesas/rcar/watchdog/swdt.c b/drivers/renesas/common/watchdog/swdt.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/renesas/rcar/watchdog/swdt.c
rename to drivers/renesas/common/watchdog/swdt.c
diff --git a/plat/renesas/common/common.mk b/plat/renesas/common/common.mk
index 09ff1d5..adee49b 100644
--- a/plat/renesas/common/common.mk
+++ b/plat/renesas/common/common.mk
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
 			drivers/renesas/common/emmc/emmc_init.c		\
 			drivers/renesas/common/emmc/emmc_read.c		\
 			drivers/renesas/common/emmc/emmc_cmd.c		\
+			drivers/renesas/common/watchdog/swdt.c		\
 			drivers/renesas/common/rom/rom_api.c		\
 			drivers/io/io_storage.c
 
diff --git a/plat/renesas/rcar/platform.mk b/plat/renesas/rcar/platform.mk
index 4cd2f93..bb7af40 100644
--- a/plat/renesas/rcar/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/renesas/rcar/platform.mk
@@ -324,7 +324,6 @@
 			drivers/renesas/rcar/rpc/rpc_driver.c		\
 			drivers/renesas/rcar/dma/dma_driver.c		\
 			drivers/renesas/rcar/avs/avs_driver.c		\
-			drivers/renesas/rcar/watchdog/swdt.c		\
 			drivers/renesas/rcar/board/board.c
 
 BL31_SOURCES	+=	plat/renesas/rcar/plat_topology.c		\