diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig
index 7f5a6967b82f3ec9a854a6a8dc1c52d7e09d74de..5011f42f3b8ecd92b0803161e28c5d7778203b41 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/Kconfig
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ comment "MX5 platforms:"
 config MACH_MX51_BABBAGE
 	bool "Support MX51 BABBAGE platforms"
 	select SOC_IMX51
+	select IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_IMX2_WDT
 	select IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_IMX_I2C
 	select IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_IMX_UART
 	select IMX_HAVE_PLATFORM_SDHCI_ESDHC_IMX
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx51_babbage.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx51_babbage.c
index 6442579c4ac5772316682fa7310fefc002ce8a04..a896f84895ada2bcecb00b228605153847aeef63 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx51_babbage.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx51_babbage.c
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ static void __init mxc_board_init(void)
 	spi_register_board_info(mx51_babbage_spi_board_info,
 		ARRAY_SIZE(mx51_babbage_spi_board_info));
 	imx51_add_ecspi(0, &mx51_babbage_spi_pdata);
+	imx51_add_imx2_wdt(0, NULL);
 }
 
 static void __init mx51_babbage_timer_init(void)