diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 5ac2225..c1a4ed8 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ CONFIGURE_OPTS=(
         -Drc-local=/etc/rc.d/rc.local
         -Ddns-servers=
         -Duser-path=/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
-        -Dservice-watchdog=
+        -Dservice-watchdog=3min
         -Ddev-kvm-mode=0666
         -Dkmod=enabled
         -Dxkbcommon=enabled