diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index d7b2125503af..7f54484de16f 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ void __init hardlockup_detector_disable(void)
 
 static int __init hardlockup_panic_setup(char *str)
 {
+next:
 	if (!strncmp(str, "panic", 5))
 		hardlockup_panic = 1;
 	else if (!strncmp(str, "nopanic", 7))
@@ -79,6 +80,12 @@ static int __init hardlockup_panic_setup(char *str)
 		watchdog_hardlockup_user_enabled = 0;
 	else if (!strncmp(str, "1", 1))
 		watchdog_hardlockup_user_enabled = 1;
+	while (*(str++)) {
+		if (*str == ',') {
+			str++;
+			goto next;
+		}
+	}
 	return 1;
 }
 __setup("nmi_watchdog=", hardlockup_panic_setup);