diff --git a/package/kernel/modules/other.mk b/package/kernel/modules/other.mk
index 0a467f92fda3b52b39c5f80ff6ebfca9135ed1d4..06f1f78d3fb5bcd511b85d014e1253be4f2ccc0a 100644
--- a/package/kernel/modules/other.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/modules/other.mk
@@ -724,9 +724,7 @@ define KernelPackage/booke-wdt
   SUBMENU:=$(OTHER_MENU)
   TITLE:=PowerPC Book-E Watchdog Timer
   DEPENDS:=@(TARGET_mpc85xx||TARGET_ppc40x||TARGET_ppc44x)
-  KCONFIG:=\
-	CONFIG_BOOKE_WDT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=38 \
-	CONFIG_BOOKE_WDT
+  KCONFIG:=CONFIG_BOOKE_WDT
   FILES:=$(LINUX_DIR)/drivers/$(WATCHDOG_DIR)/booke_wdt.ko
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,50,booke_wdt)
 endef
diff --git a/target/linux/mpc85xx/config-3.3 b/target/linux/mpc85xx/config-3.3
index 56aefb5c0fd76cafa28df78a23e500f5d0ef36c4..51be9d639dd289a6715dd71835b2b2cb5e43e689 100644
--- a/target/linux/mpc85xx/config-3.3
+++ b/target/linux/mpc85xx/config-3.3
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB=y
 CONFIG_AUDIT_ARCH=y
 CONFIG_BCMA_POSSIBLE=y
 CONFIG_BOOKE=y
+CONFIG_BOOKE_WDT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=38
 CONFIG_BOUNCE=y
 CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttyS0,115200"
 CONFIG_CMDLINE_BOOL=y
diff --git a/target/linux/mpc85xx/config-default b/target/linux/mpc85xx/config-default
index 269c30ff2ed2ef765b5edc143d0ae16d8713559a..4eb9824c2a6925ffd3375012a63b8412f8a81bad 100644
--- a/target/linux/mpc85xx/config-default
+++ b/target/linux/mpc85xx/config-default
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ CONFIG_AUDIT_ARCH=y
 # CONFIG_AUTO_IRQ_AFFINITY is not set
 CONFIG_BKL=y
 CONFIG_BOOKE=y
+CONFIG_BOOKE_WDT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=38
 CONFIG_BOUNCE=y
 CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttyS0,115200"
 CONFIG_CMDLINE_BOOL=y
diff --git a/target/linux/ppc40x/config-3.3 b/target/linux/ppc40x/config-3.3
index 35f47d23f721c815efe8aa8c9c6c0843591c8eb7..0356b49a718938e9ef06be4131b43467fe132f32 100644
--- a/target/linux/ppc40x/config-3.3
+++ b/target/linux/ppc40x/config-3.3
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_SUSPEND_POSSIBLE=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB=y
 CONFIG_AUDIT_ARCH=y
 CONFIG_BCMA_POSSIBLE=y
+CONFIG_BOOKE_WDT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=3
 CONFIG_BOUNCE=y
 CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE=y
 CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttyS0,115200 rootfstype=squashfs,jffs2 noinitrd"
diff --git a/target/linux/ppc44x/config-default b/target/linux/ppc44x/config-default
index 85edef075da6b4d4181b7dcd2ed69ab43fd2bec8..8575d2b6af67f8df140607b39358cde61eb73d35 100644
--- a/target/linux/ppc44x/config-default
+++ b/target/linux/ppc44x/config-default
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ CONFIG_AUDIT_ARCH=y
 # CONFIG_BAMBOO is not set
 CONFIG_BITREVERSE=y
 CONFIG_BOOKE=y
+CONFIG_BOOKE_WDT_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=3
 CONFIG_BOUNCE=y
 # CONFIG_BLUESTONE is not set
 CONFIG_CANYONLANDS=y