diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/patches-2.6.26/006-ar71xx_wdt_driver.patch b/target/linux/ar71xx/patches-2.6.26/006-ar71xx_wdt_driver.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..219dfc0a85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/patches-2.6.26/006-ar71xx_wdt_driver.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
++++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
+@@ -683,6 +683,13 @@
+ 	help
+ 	  Hardware driver for the built-in watchdog timer on TXx9 MIPS SoCs.
+ 
++config AR71XX_WDT
++	tristate "Atheros AR71xx Watchdog Timer"
++	depends on ATHEROS_AR71XX
++	help
++	  Hardware driver for the built-in watchdog timer on the Atheros
++	  AR71xx SoCs.
++
+ # PARISC Architecture
+ 
+ # POWERPC Architecture
+--- a/drivers/watchdog/Makefile
++++ b/drivers/watchdog/Makefile
+@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
+ obj-$(CONFIG_SIBYTE_WDOG) += sb_wdog.o
+ obj-$(CONFIG_AR7_WDT) += ar7_wdt.o
+ obj-$(CONFIG_TXX9_WDT) += txx9wdt.o
++obj-$(CONFIG_AR71XX_WDT) += ar71xx_wdt.o
+ 
+ # PARISC Architecture
+