diff --git a/configs/mt8188.config b/configs/mt8188.config
index 0f748415602..ece4e60f1ee 100644
--- a/configs/mt8188.config
+++ b/configs/mt8188.config
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ CONFIG_PINCTRL_MT8188=y
 CONFIG_BAUDRATE=921600
 CONFIG_DM_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_MTK_SERIAL=y
+# CONFIG_WATCHDOG_AUTOSTART is not set
 CONFIG_WDT=y
 CONFIG_WDT_MTK=y
 # CONFIG_RANDOM_UUID is not set
diff --git a/configs/mt8365_evk_defconfig b/configs/mt8365_evk_defconfig
index 202879ba66d..5db8418e36f 100644
--- a/configs/mt8365_evk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mt8365_evk_defconfig
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@ CONFIG_DM_REGULATOR_MT6357=y
 CONFIG_BAUDRATE=921600
 CONFIG_DM_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_MTK_SERIAL=y
+# CONFIG_WATCHDOG_AUTOSTART is not set
 CONFIG_WDT=y
 CONFIG_WDT_MTK=y