diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 4e4cbc4..03346fe 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ CONFIGURE_OPTS=(
         -Dntp-servers='0.%{ntpvendor}.pool.ntp.org 1.%{ntpvendor}.pool.ntp.org 2.%{ntpvendor}.pool.ntp.org 3.%{ntpvendor}.pool.ntp.org'
         -Ddns-servers=
         -Duser-path=/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
-        -Dservice-watchdog=
+        -Dservice-watchdog=3min
         -Ddev-kvm-mode=0666
         -Dkmod=true
         -Dxkbcommon=true