diff --git a/configs/octeontx_81xx_defconfig b/configs/octeontx_81xx_defconfig
index 9881c1089b..bcf03db406 100644
--- a/configs/octeontx_81xx_defconfig
+++ b/configs/octeontx_81xx_defconfig
@@ -132,4 +132,5 @@ CONFIG_USB_ETHER_ASIX=y
 CONFIG_USB_ETHER_ASIX88179=y
 CONFIG_USB_ETHER_RTL8152=y
 CONFIG_WDT=y
+CONFIG_WDT_SBSA=y
 CONFIG_ERRNO_STR=y