diff --git a/configs/socfpga_agilex5_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_agilex5_defconfig
index b373201dbaa..846c18eed27 100644
--- a/configs/socfpga_agilex5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/socfpga_agilex5_defconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ CONFIG_SPL_HAS_BSS_LINKER_SECTION=y
 CONFIG_SPL_BSS_START_ADDR=0x9ff00000
 CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE=0x100000
 CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR=0x82000000
+CONFIG_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT_MSECS=30000
 CONFIG_TARGET_SOCFPGA_AGILEX5_SOCDK=y
 CONFIG_IDENT_STRING="socfpga_agilex5"
 CONFIG_SPL_FS_FAT=y