diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/boot-common.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/boot-common.c
index c8b8ac657f..c9549aafb9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/boot-common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/boot-common.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ void spl_board_init(void)
 #if defined(CONFIG_AM33XX) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_MUSB_NEW_SUPPORT)
 	arch_misc_init();
 #endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG)
+#if defined(CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG) || defined(CONFIG_WATCHDOG)
 	hw_watchdog_init();
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_AM33XX
diff --git a/configs/am335x_evm_defconfig b/configs/am335x_evm_defconfig
index fa6b03060a..c0f7cccd8b 100644
--- a/configs/am335x_evm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am335x_evm_defconfig
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ CONFIG_TIMER=y
 CONFIG_OMAP_TIMER=y
 CONFIG_WDT=y
 CONFIG_WDT_OMAP3=y
+# CONFIG_SPL_WDT is not set
 CONFIG_USB=y
 CONFIG_DM_USB=y
 CONFIG_DM_USB_GADGET=y
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/omap_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/omap_wdt.c
index 86f7cf1aaf..d5857be867 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/omap_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/omap_wdt.c
@@ -138,7 +138,14 @@ void hw_watchdog_init(void)
 	while ((readl(&wdt->wdtwwps)) & WDT_WWPS_PEND_WSPR)
 		;
 }
+
+void watchdog_reset(void)
+{
+	hw_watchdog_reset();
+}
+
 #else
+
 static int omap3_wdt_reset(struct udevice *dev)
 {
 	struct omap3_wdt_priv *priv = dev_get_priv(dev);
diff --git a/include/watchdog.h b/include/watchdog.h
index 3a357de903..a4a4e8e614 100644
--- a/include/watchdog.h
+++ b/include/watchdog.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ int init_func_watchdog_reset(void);
  * Prototypes from $(CPU)/cpu.c.
  */
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG) && !defined(__ASSEMBLY__)
+#if (defined(CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG) || defined(CONFIG_WATCHDOG)) && !defined(__ASSEMBLY__)
 	void hw_watchdog_init(void);
 #endif