diff --git a/package/watchdogd/Config.in b/package/watchdogd/Config.in
index 0b0480ea27..0aeaad165f 100644
--- a/package/watchdogd/Config.in
+++ b/package/watchdogd/Config.in
@@ -51,4 +51,14 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_WATCHDOGD_MEMINFO
 	help
 	  Enable memory leak monitor.
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_WATCHDOGD_FSMON
+	bool "File system monitor"
+	help
+	  Enable file system monitor.
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_WATCHDOGD_TEMPMON
+	bool "Temperature monitor"
+	help
+	  Enable temperature monitor.
+
 endif
diff --git a/package/watchdogd/watchdogd.mk b/package/watchdogd/watchdogd.mk
index 56816de94f..189efc81d4 100644
--- a/package/watchdogd/watchdogd.mk
+++ b/package/watchdogd/watchdogd.mk
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ WATCHDOGD_SELINUX_MODULES = watchdog
 WATCHDOGD_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--disable-compat \
 	--disable-examples \
-	--disable-test-mode \
-	--without-fsmon \
-	--without-tempmon
+	--disable-test-mode
 
 ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WATCHDOGD_TEST_SUITE),y)
 WATCHDOGD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-builtin-tests
@@ -49,6 +47,17 @@ WATCHDOGD_CONF_OPTS += --without-meminfo
 else
 WATCHDOGD_CONF_OPTS += --with-meminfo
 endif
+
+ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WATCHDOGD_FSMON),y)
+WATCHDOGD_CONF_OPTS += --without-fsmon
+else
+WATCHDOGD_CONF_OPTS += --with-fsmon
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WATCHDOGD_TEMPMON),y)
+WATCHDOGD_CONF_OPTS += --without-tempmon
+else
+WATCHDOGD_CONF_OPTS += --with-tempmon
 endif
 
 define WATCHDOGD_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV