diff --git a/board/aarch64/friendlyarm-nanopi-r2s/friendlyarm-nanopi-r2s.mk b/board/aarch64/friendlyarm-nanopi-r2s/friendlyarm-nanopi-r2s.mk
index 24ecbd6c..61481d04 100644
--- a/board/aarch64/friendlyarm-nanopi-r2s/friendlyarm-nanopi-r2s.mk
+++ b/board/aarch64/friendlyarm-nanopi-r2s/friendlyarm-nanopi-r2s.mk
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ define FRIENDLYARM_NANOPI_R2S_LINUX_CONFIG_FIXUPS
 	$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_IOMMU)
 	$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_PM_DOMAINS)
 	$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_IODOMAIN)
+	# TODO: for some reason this just locks up the device
+	#       so we'll have to rely on the softdog :-(
+	# $(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_DW_WATCHDOG)
 
 	# PHY drivers
 	$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_PHY_ROCKCHIP_EMMC)