diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/wd.c b/drivers/misc/mei/wd.c
index 6be5605707b4..e2ec0505eb5c 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/wd.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/wd.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static const struct watchdog_ops wd_ops = {
 };
 static const struct watchdog_info wd_info = {
 		.identity = INTEL_AMT_WATCHDOG_ID,
-		.options = WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING,
+		.options = WDIOF_KEEPALIVEPING | WDIOF_ALARMONLY,
 };
 
 static struct watchdog_device amt_wd_dev = {