diff --git a/package/busybox/config/miscutils/Config.in b/package/busybox/config/miscutils/Config.in
index 072993b28..77dc85cd0 100644
--- a/package/busybox/config/miscutils/Config.in
+++ b/package/busybox/config/miscutils/Config.in
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TIME
 
 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_WATCHDOG
 	bool "watchdog"
-	default n
+	default y
 	help
 	  The watchdog utility is used with hardware or software watchdog
 	  device drivers.  It opens the specified watchdog device special file