diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/imx7d-smegw01-u-boot.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/imx7d-smegw01-u-boot.dtsi
index 90f7500ee3..611bfe52fd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/imx7d-smegw01-u-boot.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/imx7d-smegw01-u-boot.dtsi
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0+ OR MIT)
 
 #include "imx7s-u-boot.dtsi"
+
+/ {
+	wdt-reboot {
+		compatible = "wdt-reboot";
+		wdt = <&wdog1>;
+		bootph-pre-ram;
+	};
+};
+
+&wdog1 {
+	bootph-pre-ram;
+};
+
diff --git a/configs/smegw01_defconfig b/configs/smegw01_defconfig
index 13665ecfd3..9f2cac73b8 100644
--- a/configs/smegw01_defconfig
+++ b/configs/smegw01_defconfig
@@ -81,5 +81,8 @@ CONFIG_DM_REGULATOR_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_SPECIFY_CONSOLE_INDEX=y
 CONFIG_DM_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_MXC_UART=y
+CONFIG_SYSRESET=y
+CONFIG_SYSRESET_WATCHDOG=y
 CONFIG_IMX_THERMAL=y
+CONFIG_IMX_WATCHDOG=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_BOOTEFI_BOOTMGR is not set