diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mp-evk-u-boot.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mp-evk-u-boot.dtsi
index 4675ada0a0..24a93ac2d6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mp-evk-u-boot.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mp-evk-u-boot.dtsi
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
  * Copyright 2019 NXP
  */
 
+/ {
+	wdt-reboot {
+		compatible = "wdt-reboot";
+		wdt = <&wdog1>;
+		u-boot,dm-spl;
+	};
+};
+
 &{/soc@0} {
 	u-boot,dm-pre-reloc;
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
@@ -119,3 +127,7 @@
 &usdhc3 {
 	u-boot,dm-spl;
 };
+
+&wdog1 {
+	u-boot,dm-spl;
+};
diff --git a/configs/imx8mp_evk_defconfig b/configs/imx8mp_evk_defconfig
index 3086b7b6d7..44b2935f69 100644
--- a/configs/imx8mp_evk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx8mp_evk_defconfig
@@ -79,4 +79,8 @@ CONFIG_DM_REGULATOR_FIXED=y
 CONFIG_DM_REGULATOR_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_MXC_UART=y
 CONFIG_SYSRESET=y
+CONFIG_SPL_SYSRESET=y
 CONFIG_SYSRESET_PSCI=y
+CONFIG_SYSRESET_WATCHDOG=y
+# CONFIG_WATCHDOG is not set
+CONFIG_IMX_WATCHDOG=y