1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/watchdog/watchdog_5.15.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/watchdog/watchdog_5.15.bb
index d3f03532ac..bfaed9ad96 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/watchdog/watchdog_5.15.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/watchdog/watchdog_5.15.bb
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ INITSCRIPT_PARAMS_${PN}-keepalive = "start 15 1 2 3 4 5 . stop 85 0 6 ."
 SYSTEMD_PACKAGES = "${PN} ${PN}-keepalive"
 SYSTEMD_SERVICE_${PN} = "watchdog.service"
 SYSTEMD_SERVICE_${PN}-keepalive = "wd_keepalive.service"
+# When using systemd, consider making use of internal watchdog support of systemd.
+# See RuntimeWatchdogSec in /etc/systemd/system.conf.
+SYSTEMD_AUTO_ENABLE = "disable"
 
 do_install_append() {
         install -d ${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}