diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.4/config-default b/target/linux/generic-2.4/config-default
index 0b9c41b87..dc7033357 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.4/config-default
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.4/config-default
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ CONFIG_VLAN_8021Q=y
 # CONFIG_WAN is not set
 CONFIG_WAN_ROUTER=m
 CONFIG_WATCHDOG=y
-CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT=y
+# CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT is not set
 # CONFIG_WAVELAN is not set
 # CONFIG_WDT_W83627 is not set
 # CONFIG_X25 is not set