diff --git a/configs/microblaze-generic_defconfig b/configs/microblaze-generic_defconfig
index 6ba70223e29254ef6b4a6f889a1ef3ff9e9a3a1f..c366a80ed62810e78dfecdce789240c941c8cb4d 100644
--- a/configs/microblaze-generic_defconfig
+++ b/configs/microblaze-generic_defconfig
@@ -56,3 +56,5 @@ CONFIG_XILINX_AXIEMAC=y
 CONFIG_XILINX_EMACLITE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_NS16550=y
 CONFIG_XILINX_UARTLITE=y
+CONFIG_WDT=y
+CONFIG_XILINX_TB_WATCHDOG=y