diff --git a/drivers/wireless/ieee80211/bcm43xxx/bcmf_driver.c b/drivers/wireless/ieee80211/bcm43xxx/bcmf_driver.c
index 6c3fb0e007..7f8bef223d 100644
--- a/drivers/wireless/ieee80211/bcm43xxx/bcmf_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/wireless/ieee80211/bcm43xxx/bcmf_driver.c
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ int bcmf_wl_start_scan(FAR struct bcmf_dev_s *priv, struct iwreq *iwr)
   /*  Start scan_timeout timer */
 
   (void)wd_start(priv->scan_timeout, BCMF_SCAN_TIMEOUT_TICK,
-                 bcmf_wl_scan_timeout, (wdparm_t)priv);
+                 bcmf_wl_scan_timeout, 1, (wdparm_t)priv);
 
   return OK;
 
diff --git a/drivers/wireless/ieee80211/bcm43xxx/bcmf_sdio.c b/drivers/wireless/ieee80211/bcm43xxx/bcmf_sdio.c
index 432464023a..fbb2e677d8 100644
--- a/drivers/wireless/ieee80211/bcm43xxx/bcmf_sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/wireless/ieee80211/bcm43xxx/bcmf_sdio.c
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ int bcmf_bus_sdio_initialize(FAR struct bcmf_dev_s *priv,
   /* Start the waitdog timer */
 
   (void)wd_start(sbus->waitdog, BCMF_WAITDOG_TIMEOUT_TICK,
-                 bcmf_sdio_waitdog_timeout, (wdparm_t)priv);
+                 bcmf_sdio_waitdog_timeout, 1, (wdparm_t)priv);
 
   /* Spawn bcmf daemon thread */
 
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ int bcmf_sdio_thread(int argc, char **argv)
       /* Restart the waitdog timer */
 
       (void)wd_start(sbus->waitdog, BCMF_WAITDOG_TIMEOUT_TICK,
-                     bcmf_sdio_waitdog_timeout, (wdparm_t)priv);
+                     bcmf_sdio_waitdog_timeout, 1, (wdparm_t)priv);
 
       /* Wake up device */