diff --git a/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dey-4.1/ccimx6ul/defconfig b/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dey-4.1/ccimx6ul/defconfig
index 6370e3505..ed1c6ddd4 100644
--- a/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dey-4.1/ccimx6ul/defconfig
+++ b/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dey-4.1/ccimx6ul/defconfig
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ CONFIG_CPU_THERMAL=y
 CONFIG_IMX_THERMAL=y
 CONFIG_DEVICE_THERMAL=y
 CONFIG_WATCHDOG=y
+CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT=y
 CONFIG_MCA_CC6UL_WATCHDOG=y
 CONFIG_IMX2_WDT=y
 CONFIG_MFD_DA9052_I2C=y