diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 7b618d6881..f6e43c6a2a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -701,6 +701,7 @@ config ARCH_SOCFPGA
 	select DM_SPI_FLASH
 	select DM_SPI
 	select ENABLE_ARM_SOC_BOOT0_HOOK
+	select HW_WATCHDOG
 	select ARCH_EARLY_INIT_R
 	select ARCH_MISC_INIT
 	select SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_USE_PARTITION
diff --git a/include/configs/socfpga_arria10_socdk.h b/include/configs/socfpga_arria10_socdk.h
index 83718dd2c9..82bb48b277 100644
--- a/include/configs/socfpga_arria10_socdk.h
+++ b/include/configs/socfpga_arria10_socdk.h
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/arch/base_addr_a10.h>
 
-#define CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG
-
 /* Booting Linux */
 #define CONFIG_LOADADDR		0x01000000
 #define CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR	CONFIG_LOADADDR
diff --git a/include/configs/socfpga_arria5_socdk.h b/include/configs/socfpga_arria5_socdk.h
index 6b6d54b97b..cd5aac65e9 100644
--- a/include/configs/socfpga_arria5_socdk.h
+++ b/include/configs/socfpga_arria5_socdk.h
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/arch/base_addr_ac5.h>
 
-#define CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG
-
 /* Memory configurations */
 #define PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE		0x40000000	/* 1GiB on SoCDK */
 
diff --git a/include/configs/socfpga_cyclone5_socdk.h b/include/configs/socfpga_cyclone5_socdk.h
index 018a0c3bb4..9c5bd648e3 100644
--- a/include/configs/socfpga_cyclone5_socdk.h
+++ b/include/configs/socfpga_cyclone5_socdk.h
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/arch/base_addr_ac5.h>
 
-#define CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG
-
 /* Memory configurations */
 #define PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE		0x40000000	/* 1GiB on SoCDK */
 
diff --git a/include/configs/socfpga_de0_nano_soc.h b/include/configs/socfpga_de0_nano_soc.h
index 275ed7ffeb..e5db00e366 100644
--- a/include/configs/socfpga_de0_nano_soc.h
+++ b/include/configs/socfpga_de0_nano_soc.h
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/arch/base_addr_ac5.h>
 
-#define CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG
-
 /* Memory configurations */
 #define PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE		0x40000000	/* 1GiB */
 
diff --git a/include/configs/socfpga_de10_nano.h b/include/configs/socfpga_de10_nano.h
index bb50fcf1ff..656af1104d 100644
--- a/include/configs/socfpga_de10_nano.h
+++ b/include/configs/socfpga_de10_nano.h
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/arch/base_addr_ac5.h>
 
-#define CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG
-
 /* Memory configurations */
 #define PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE		0x40000000	/* 1GiB */
 
diff --git a/include/configs/socfpga_de1_soc.h b/include/configs/socfpga_de1_soc.h
index 05975c9bde..f57b950425 100644
--- a/include/configs/socfpga_de1_soc.h
+++ b/include/configs/socfpga_de1_soc.h
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/arch/base_addr_ac5.h>
 
-#define CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG
-
 /* Memory configurations */
 #define PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE		0x40000000	/* 1GiB */
 
diff --git a/include/configs/socfpga_is1.h b/include/configs/socfpga_is1.h
index 46f5f135dd..dc318e50dc 100644
--- a/include/configs/socfpga_is1.h
+++ b/include/configs/socfpga_is1.h
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/arch/base_addr_ac5.h>
 
-#define CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG
-
 /* Memory configurations */
 #define PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE		0x10000000
 
diff --git a/include/configs/socfpga_mcvevk.h b/include/configs/socfpga_mcvevk.h
index 404f064e94..f13463b8b0 100644
--- a/include/configs/socfpga_mcvevk.h
+++ b/include/configs/socfpga_mcvevk.h
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/arch/base_addr_ac5.h>
 
-#define CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG
-
 /* Memory configurations */
 #define PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE		0x40000000	/* 1GiB on MCV */
 
diff --git a/include/configs/socfpga_sockit.h b/include/configs/socfpga_sockit.h
index b4f31c42c5..0bbc7e0105 100644
--- a/include/configs/socfpga_sockit.h
+++ b/include/configs/socfpga_sockit.h
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/arch/base_addr_ac5.h>
 
-#define CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG
-
 /* Memory configurations */
 #define PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE		0x40000000	/* 1GiB on SoCDK */
 
diff --git a/include/configs/socfpga_socrates.h b/include/configs/socfpga_socrates.h
index ebb9ac588d..b66108d0cc 100644
--- a/include/configs/socfpga_socrates.h
+++ b/include/configs/socfpga_socrates.h
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/arch/base_addr_ac5.h>
 
-#define CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG
-
 /* Memory configurations */
 #define PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE		0x40000000	/* 1GiB on SoCrates */
 
diff --git a/include/configs/socfpga_sr1500.h b/include/configs/socfpga_sr1500.h
index 39bf612291..871f587d45 100644
--- a/include/configs/socfpga_sr1500.h
+++ b/include/configs/socfpga_sr1500.h
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/arch/base_addr_ac5.h>
 
-#define CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG
-
 /* Memory configurations */
 #define PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE		0x40000000	/* 1GiB on SR1500 */
 
diff --git a/include/configs/socfpga_vining_fpga.h b/include/configs/socfpga_vining_fpga.h
index 0c76a77525..1197b40b58 100644
--- a/include/configs/socfpga_vining_fpga.h
+++ b/include/configs/socfpga_vining_fpga.h
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/arch/base_addr_ac5.h>
 
-#define CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG
-
 /* Memory configurations */
 #define PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE		0x40000000	/* 1GiB on VINING_FPGA */