diff --git a/include/configs/board953x.h b/include/configs/board953x.h
index 96a3712..aacb288 100755
--- a/include/configs/board953x.h
+++ b/include/configs/board953x.h
@@ -268,11 +268,16 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef ATH_RESET_FAILOVER_CMD
-# define ATH_RESET_FAILOVER_CMD "reset_failover=mw 0x180600b8 0\0"
+#	define ATH_RESET_FAILOVER_CMD	"reset_failover=mw 0x180600b8 0\0"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ATH_ENABLE_WATCHDOG_CMD
+#	define ATH_ENABLE_WATCHDOG_CMD	"enable_watchdog=mw 0x18060008 3;mw 0x1806000c 0xffffffff\0"
 #endif
 
 #define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS	\
-	"dir=\0" "ACTIVATED_KERNEL_NAME=kernel0\0" "extra_bootargs=debug=1 factory=0 wifical=0\0" ATH_U_CMD ATH_F_CMD ATH_K_CMD ATH_RESET_FAILOVER_CMD
+	"dir=\0" "ACTIVATED_KERNEL_NAME=kernel0\0" "extra_bootargs=debug=1 factory=0 wifical=0\0" \
+	ATH_U_CMD ATH_F_CMD ATH_K_CMD ATH_RESET_FAILOVER_CMD ATH_ENABLE_WATCHDOG_CMD
 
 #define	CONFIG_BOOTARGS		"console=ttyS0,115200 root=" ATH_ROOT_DEV " rootfstype=squashfs init=/init " MTDPARTS_DEFAULT
 
@@ -321,6 +326,7 @@
 
 #			define __WC_READ_EXT " read_ext 0x82060000 0x1d90000 0x160000 "
 #			define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND	\
+  "run enable_watchdog; " \
 __if_booting_to_partition_2 \
     "setenv bootargs " __WC_BOOTARGS_CONSOLE " root=rootfs1 " __WC_BOOTARGS_PART_DEFS \
        " ${extra_bootargs} " \