diff --git a/contrib/alpine/build.sh b/contrib/alpine/build.sh
index 50590ca9..744c0699 100755
--- a/contrib/alpine/build.sh
+++ b/contrib/alpine/build.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=/usr/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig ./configure	\
 		 --sysconfdir=/etc             --localstatedir=/var		\
                  --enable-dbus-plugin          --enable-x11-common-plugin	\
 		 --enable-alsa-utils-plugin    					\
+		 --enable-watchdog						\
 		 --with-heading="Alpine Linux 3.13" --with-hostname=alpine
 
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