diff --git a/board/czechlight/common/linux.fragment b/board/czechlight/common/linux.fragment
index cf6727f..b5f86f2 100644
--- a/board/czechlight/common/linux.fragment
+++ b/board/czechlight/common/linux.fragment
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT=y
 CONFIG_WATCHDOG_SYSFS=y
 CONFIG_WATCHDOG_PRETIMEOUT_GOV=y
+CONFIG_WATCHDOG_HANDLE_BOOT_ENABLED=n
 
 # protecting /etc
 CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS=y