diff --git a/configs/ge_bx50v3_defconfig b/configs/ge_bx50v3_defconfig
index 9470a8d7d0..34b45b85e3 100644
--- a/configs/ge_bx50v3_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ge_bx50v3_defconfig
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ CONFIG_DM_VIDEO=y
 # CONFIG_VIDEO_BPP32 is not set
 CONFIG_SYS_WHITE_ON_BLACK=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO_IPUV3=y
-CONFIG_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT_MSECS=6000
+CONFIG_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT_MSECS=8000
 CONFIG_IMX_WATCHDOG=y
 CONFIG_BCH=y
 # CONFIG_EFI_LOADER is not set