diff --git a/configs/xpress_spl_defconfig b/configs/xpress_spl_defconfig
index 48789c9..838515d 100644
--- a/configs/xpress_spl_defconfig
+++ b/configs/xpress_spl_defconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBDISK_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_MMC_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_SPL_WATCHDOG_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=arch/arm/imx-common/spl_sd.cfg"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
 CONFIG_SPL=y