diff --git a/configs/dh_imx6_defconfig b/configs/dh_imx6_defconfig
index 0a38da619a8976cedb23d9ba452447818ae5bb74..db5152dd164dfe845c4400d0dc9480db03114568 100644
--- a/configs/dh_imx6_defconfig
+++ b/configs/dh_imx6_defconfig
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ CONFIG_CMD_MMC=y
 CONFIG_CMD_SATA=y
 CONFIG_CMD_USB=y
 CONFIG_CMD_USB_MASS_STORAGE=y
+CONFIG_CMD_WDT=y
 CONFIG_CMD_CACHE=y
 CONFIG_CMD_TIME=y
 CONFIG_CMD_EXT4_WRITE=y
@@ -83,6 +84,8 @@ CONFIG_DM_SCSI=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_DM_SPI=y
 CONFIG_MXC_SPI=y
+CONFIG_SYSRESET=y
+CONFIG_SYSRESET_WATCHDOG=y
 CONFIG_USB=y
 CONFIG_DM_USB=y
 CONFIG_USB_GADGET=y
diff --git a/include/configs/dh_imx6.h b/include/configs/dh_imx6.h
index d762d2cb19b5b7a4f44d2f9f67808e3914b544a8..087d020cdd378fba032612b0ad02faadd4c85e5a 100644
--- a/include/configs/dh_imx6.h
+++ b/include/configs/dh_imx6.h
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@
 #endif
 
 /* Watchdog */
+#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD)
+#undef CONFIG_WDT
+#undef CONFIG_WATCHDOG
+#define CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG
+#endif
 
 /* allow to overwrite serial and ethaddr */
 #define CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE