diff --git a/radio/src/CMakeLists.txt b/radio/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 39b1b5876..4cc05489d 100644
--- a/radio/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/radio/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ option(AUTOSOURCE "Automatic source detection in menus" ON)
 option(AUTOSWITCH "Automatic switch detection in menus" ON)
 option(SEMIHOSTING "Enable debugger semihosting" OFF)
 option(JITTER_MEASURE "Enable ADC jitter measurement" OFF)
-option(WATCHDOG_DISABLED "Disable hardware Watchdog" OFF)
+option(WATCHDOG "Enable hardware Watchdog" ON)
 if(SDL_FOUND)
   option(SIMU_AUDIO "Enable simulator audio." ON)
 endif()
@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ if(JITTER_MEASURE)
   add_definitions(-DJITTER_MEASURE)
 endif()
 
-if(WATCHDOG_DISABLED)
-  add_definitions(-DWATCHDOG_DISABLED)
+if(WATCHDOG)
+  add_definitions(-DWATCHDOG)
 endif()
 
 if(SIMU_AUDIO)
diff --git a/radio/src/gui/480x272/themes/default.cpp b/radio/src/gui/480x272/themes/default.cpp
index 0183a601c..d444a6994 100644
--- a/radio/src/gui/480x272/themes/default.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/gui/480x272/themes/default.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class DefaultTheme: public Theme
 
     void loadIcons() const
     {
-#if defined(LOG_TELEMETRY) || defined(WATCHDOG_DISABLED)
+#if defined(LOG_TELEMETRY) || !defined(WATCHDOG)
       loadMenuIcon(ICON_OPENTX, "mask_opentx_testmode.png", TEXT_COLOR);
 #else
       loadMenuIcon(ICON_OPENTX, "mask_opentx.png");
diff --git a/radio/src/opentx.h b/radio/src/opentx.h
index f276b8283..b005f1b39 100644
--- a/radio/src/opentx.h
+++ b/radio/src/opentx.h
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ extern uint8_t latencyToggleSwitch;
 
 inline bool isAsteriskDisplayed()
 {
-#if defined(LOG_TELEMETRY) || defined(WATCHDOG_DISABLED) || defined(DEBUG_LATENCY)
+#if defined(LOG_TELEMETRY) || !defined(WATCHDOG) || defined(DEBUG_LATENCY)
   return true;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/radio/src/targets/horus/board.h b/radio/src/targets/horus/board.h
index b66d47452..0cb3ed908 100644
--- a/radio/src/targets/horus/board.h
+++ b/radio/src/targets/horus/board.h
@@ -317,12 +317,12 @@ void watchdogInit(unsigned int duration);
   #define wdt_enable(x)
   #define wdt_reset()
 #else
-  #if defined(WATCHDOG_DISABLED)
-    #define wdt_enable(x)
-    #define wdt_reset()
-  #else
+  #if defined(WATCHDOG)
     #define wdt_enable(x)                       watchdogInit(x)
     #define wdt_reset()                         IWDG->KR = 0xAAAA
+  #else
+    #define wdt_enable(x)
+    #define wdt_reset()
   #endif
   #define WAS_RESET_BY_WATCHDOG()               (RCC->CSR & (RCC_CSR_WDGRSTF | RCC_CSR_WWDGRSTF))
   #define WAS_RESET_BY_SOFTWARE()               (RCC->CSR & RCC_CSR_SFTRSTF)
diff --git a/radio/src/targets/sky9x/board.h b/radio/src/targets/sky9x/board.h
index 7ba1f781b..c6625e760 100644
--- a/radio/src/targets/sky9x/board.h
+++ b/radio/src/targets/sky9x/board.h
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 // WDT driver
-#if defined(WATCHDOG_DISABLED) || defined(SIMU)
+#if !defined(WATCHDOG) || defined(SIMU)
   #define wdt_enable(x)
   #define wdt_reset()
   #define IS_RESET_REASON_WATCHDOG()   false
diff --git a/radio/src/targets/taranis/board.h b/radio/src/targets/taranis/board.h
index 25a021a8d..b7cfff1e4 100644
--- a/radio/src/targets/taranis/board.h
+++ b/radio/src/targets/taranis/board.h
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ uint32_t readTrims();
 
 // WDT driver
 #define WDTO_500MS                      500
-#if defined(WATCHDOG_DISABLED) || defined(SIMU)
+#if !defined(WATCHDOG) || defined(SIMU)
   #define wdt_enable(x)
   #define wdt_reset()
 #else