diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
index b87ba23..c57ecff 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
@@ -145,13 +145,19 @@
 	  Watchdog timer embedded into KS8695 processor. This will reboot your
 	  system when the timeout is reached.
 
+config HAVE_S3C2410_WATCHDOG
+	bool
+	help
+	  This will include watchdog timer support for Samsung SoCs. If
+	  you want to include watchdog support for any machine, kindly
+	  select this in the respective mach-XXXX/Kconfig file.
+
 config S3C2410_WATCHDOG
 	tristate "S3C2410 Watchdog"
-	depends on ARCH_S3C2410
+	depends on ARCH_S3C2410 || HAVE_S3C2410_WATCHDOG
 	help
-	  Watchdog timer block in the Samsung S3C2410 chips. This will
-	  reboot the system when the timer expires with the watchdog
-	  enabled.
+	  Watchdog timer block in the Samsung SoCs. This will reboot
+	  the system when the timer expires with the watchdog enabled.
 
 	  The driver is limited by the speed of the system's PCLK
 	  signal, so with reasonably fast systems (PCLK around 50-66MHz)