diff --git a/target/linux/ppc40x/config-2.6.30 b/target/linux/ppc40x/config-2.6.30
index c3c5702bcc5..f420c1c8a19 100644
--- a/target/linux/ppc40x/config-2.6.30
+++ b/target/linux/ppc40x/config-2.6.30
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ CONFIG_AUDIT_ARCH=y
 CONFIG_BASE_SMALL=0
 # CONFIG_BINARY_PRINTF is not set
 CONFIG_BITREVERSE=y
-# CONFIG_BOOKE_WDT is not set
+CONFIG_BOOKE_WDT=y
 CONFIG_BOUNCE=y
 CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE=y
 CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttyS0,115200 rootfstype=squashfs,jffs2 noinitrd"
diff --git a/target/linux/ppc44x/config-default b/target/linux/ppc44x/config-default
index b41c76ea76f..a89f66082ba 100644
--- a/target/linux/ppc44x/config-default
+++ b/target/linux/ppc44x/config-default
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ CONFIG_AUDIT_ARCH=y
 CONFIG_BASE_SMALL=0
 CONFIG_BITREVERSE=y
 CONFIG_BOOKE=y
-# CONFIG_BOOKE_WDT is not set
+CONFIG_BOOKE_WDT=y
 CONFIG_BOUNCE=y
 CONFIG_CANYONLANDS=y
 CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE=y