diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig
index 9a8e6f8c20144aae8e0be9248050c8249a31f7da..5b16f398a320772525894e00379e2c24c4716ffe 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ config MACH_MX53_LOCO
 config MACH_MX53_ARD
 	bool "Support MX53 ARD platforms"
 	select SOC_IMX53
+	select IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_IMX2_WDT
 	select IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_IMX_UART
 	select IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_SDHCI_ESDHC_IMX
 	help
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_ard.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_ard.c
index 5d98dbfdfab5e68ba8319df4a298c208cd3d0da5..7dd54b9f86823147cf889b99648f9b4392c4e919 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_ard.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_ard.c
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ static void __init mx53_ard_board_init(void)
 	platform_add_devices(devices, ARRAY_SIZE(devices));
 
 	imx53_add_sdhci_esdhc_imx(0, &mx53_ard_sd1_data);
+	imx53_add_imx2_wdt(0, NULL);
 }
 
 static void __init mx53_ard_timer_init(void)