diff --git a/configs/qcom_lemans_defconfig b/configs/qcom_lemans_defconfig
index c88e1c9242a3..388b2ca2e783 100644
--- a/configs/qcom_lemans_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qcom_lemans_defconfig
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ CONFIG_ENV_SCSI_PART_USE_TYPE_GUID=y
 CONFIG_ENV_SCSI_PART_TYPE_GUID="bc0330eb-3410-4951-a617-03898dbe3372"
 # CONFIG_ENV_IS_DEFAULT is not set
 # CONFIG_ENV_IS_NOWHERE is not set
+
+CONFIG_WATCHDOG_AUTOSTART=y
diff --git a/configs/qcom_qcs615_defconfig b/configs/qcom_qcs615_defconfig
index 718b4276dfe5..7b3c97046c9c 100644
--- a/configs/qcom_qcs615_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qcom_qcs615_defconfig
@@ -35,3 +35,5 @@ CONFIG_ENV_MMC_USE_SW_PARTITION=y
 CONFIG_ENV_MMC_SW_PARTITION="logfs"
 CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET=0x0
 CONFIG_ENV_SIZE=0x4000
+
+CONFIG_WATCHDOG_AUTOSTART=y