diff --git a/target/linux/mvebu/cortexa72/config-6.6 b/target/linux/mvebu/cortexa72/config-6.6
index 1434b18398b..6a20865b30b 100644
--- a/target/linux/mvebu/cortexa72/config-6.6
+++ b/target/linux/mvebu/cortexa72/config-6.6
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ CONFIG_ARM_GIC_V3_ITS=y
 CONFIG_ARM_GIC_V3_ITS_PCI=y
 # CONFIG_ARM_PL172_MPMC is not set
 CONFIG_ARM_PSCI_FW=y
+CONFIG_ARM_SBSA_WATCHDOG=y
 CONFIG_AUDIT_ARCH_COMPAT_GENERIC=y
 CONFIG_CC_HAVE_SHADOW_CALL_STACK=y
 CONFIG_CC_HAVE_STACKPROTECTOR_SYSREG=y