diff --git a/board/aarch64/linux_defconfig b/board/aarch64/linux_defconfig
index 2a5e095e..cda5386b 100644
--- a/board/aarch64/linux_defconfig
+++ b/board/aarch64/linux_defconfig
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ CONFIG_ARMADA_THERMAL=y
 CONFIG_WATCHDOG=y
 CONFIG_SOFT_WATCHDOG=y
 CONFIG_ARMADA_37XX_WATCHDOG=y
+CONFIG_I6300ESB_WDT=y
 CONFIG_MFD_MAX77620=y
 CONFIG_MFD_SEC_CORE=y
 CONFIG_MFD_ROHM_BD718XX=y
diff --git a/board/amd64/linux_defconfig b/board/amd64/linux_defconfig
index a6cae040..507ccfb7 100644
--- a/board/amd64/linux_defconfig
+++ b/board/amd64/linux_defconfig
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_8250=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_VIRTIO=m
+CONFIG_WATCHDOG=y
+CONFIG_WATCHDOG_SYSFS=y
+CONFIG_SOFT_WATCHDOG=y
+CONFIG_I6300ESB_WDT=y
 CONFIG_DRM=y
 CONFIG_DRM_QXL=y
 CONFIG_DRM_VIRTIO_GPU=y