diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/socfpga_arria10_socdk.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/socfpga_arria10_socdk.dtsi
index eb00ae37f3165a14c923f2d210dc00a52441f5c1..17ec17abf3c873c9a3b24a424e54a2ddf7b86ec9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/socfpga_arria10_socdk.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/socfpga_arria10_socdk.dtsi
@@ -154,3 +154,7 @@
 &usb0 {
 	status = "okay";
 };
+
+&watchdog0 {
+	status = "okay";
+};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/socfpga_arria5.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/socfpga_arria5.dtsi
index 1907cc60045218663fad56e7def2a8825311f9f1..8c037297296c3c50586b62596842d958fbbd548a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/socfpga_arria5.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/socfpga_arria5.dtsi
@@ -42,3 +42,7 @@
 		};
 	};
 };
+
+&watchdog0 {
+	status = "okay";
+};