diff --git a/configs/sam4e-ek/nsh/defconfig b/configs/sam4e-ek/nsh/defconfig
index 22c2c0b7f7f..27957e76b70 100644
--- a/configs/sam4e-ek/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/configs/sam4e-ek/nsh/defconfig
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ CONFIG_NAME_MAX=32
 CONFIG_PREALLOC_MQ_MSGS=4
 CONFIG_MQ_MAXMSGSIZE=32
 CONFIG_MAX_WDOGPARMS=2
-CONFIG_PREALLOC_WDOGS=4
+CONFIG_PREALLOC_WDOGS=32
 CONFIG_PREALLOC_TIMERS=4
 
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