diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
index 65058d659d52497b9bac18180920d13db7d51d9d..c19b11a91cdeba069621e09fcf87600ae16b3417 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ config WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT
 
 config WATCHDOG_SYSFS
 	bool "Read different watchdog information through sysfs"
-	default n
 	help
 	  Say Y here if you want to enable watchdog device status read through
 	  sysfs attributes.