diff --git a/openwrt/package/busybox/config/miscutils/Config.in b/openwrt/package/busybox/config/miscutils/Config.in
index 072993b28d4..77dc85cd051 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/busybox/config/miscutils/Config.in
+++ b/openwrt/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