diff --git a/common/board_f.c b/common/board_f.c
index 79531377a78b6d4b304c3f9bff7590b2ae0fa20f..6c44dee2172c1f88b43be18fa4bb32e3a0109600 100644
--- a/common/board_f.c
+++ b/common/board_f.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static int init_func_watchdog_init(void)
 {
 # if defined(CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG) && (defined(CONFIG_BLACKFIN) || \
 	defined(CONFIG_M68K) || defined(CONFIG_MICROBLAZE) || \
-	defined(CONFIG_SH))
+	defined(CONFIG_SH) || defined(CONFIG_AT91SAM9_WATCHDOG))
 	hw_watchdog_init();
 # endif
 	puts("       Watchdog enabled\n");