diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/rauru/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/google/rauru/Kconfig
index c13149aefe..dbbfcfb360 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/rauru/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/rauru/Kconfig
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	select SPI_FLASH_INCLUDE_ALL_DRIVERS
 	select MAINBOARD_HAS_NATIVE_VGA_INIT
 	select HAVE_LINEAR_FRAMEBUFFER
-	select CHROMEOS_USE_EC_WATCHDOG_FLAG if CHROMEOS
+	select CHROMEOS_USE_EC_WATCHDOG_FLAG if CHROMEOS && !MEDIATEK_WDT_RESET_BY_SW
 	select EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC
 	select EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC_BOARDID
 	select EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC_FW_CONFIG_FROM_UFSC if BOARD_GOOGLE_SAPPHIRE