diff --git a/configs/arbel_evb_defconfig b/configs/arbel_evb_defconfig
index 7d924b98652f..e116ba5dc2a0 100644
--- a/configs/arbel_evb_defconfig
+++ b/configs/arbel_evb_defconfig
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ CONFIG_CMD_PART=y
 CONFIG_CMD_SPI=y
 CONFIG_CMD_USB=y
 CONFIG_CMD_USB_MASS_STORAGE=y
+CONFIG_CMD_WDT=y
 CONFIG_CMD_DHCP=y
 CONFIG_CMD_DHCP6=y
 CONFIG_BOOTP_PXE_DHCP_OPTION=y
@@ -114,6 +115,10 @@ CONFIG_USB_GADGET_VENDOR_NUM=0x0416
 CONFIG_USB_GADGET_PRODUCT_NUM=0xffff
 CONFIG_CI_UDC=y
 CONFIG_USB_GADGET_DOWNLOAD=y
+# CONFIG_WATCHDOG_AUTOSTART is not set
+CONFIG_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT_MSECS=120000
+CONFIG_WDT=y
+CONFIG_WDT_NPCM=y
 CONFIG_LIB_HW_RAND=y
 CONFIG_TPM=y
 CONFIG_SHA512=y