diff --git a/board/qca/arm/ipq806x/ipq806x.c b/board/qca/arm/ipq806x/ipq806x.c
index 0851f82d4e..c96a7557d9 100644
--- a/board/qca/arm/ipq806x/ipq806x.c
+++ b/board/qca/arm/ipq806x/ipq806x.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "ipq806x.h"
 #include "qca_common.h"
 #include <asm/arch-qca-common/scm.h>
+#include <watchdog.h>
 
 #define DLOAD_MAGIC_COOKIE_1 0xE47B337D
 #define DLOAD_MAGIC_COOKIE_2 0x0501CAB0
@@ -179,6 +180,13 @@ void reset_cpu(unsigned long a)
 	while(1);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG
+void hw_watchdog_reset(void)
+{
+	writel(1, APCS_WDT0_RST);
+}
+#endif
+
 int board_mmc_init(bd_t *bis)
 {
 	int node, gpio_node;
diff --git a/include/configs/ipq806x.h b/include/configs/ipq806x.h
index d9eddf8d3d..a16bed7c47 100644
--- a/include/configs/ipq806x.h
+++ b/include/configs/ipq806x.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 
 #undef CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F
 
-#undef CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG
+#define CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG
 
 /* Environment */
 #define CONFIG_MSM_PCOMM