diff --git a/src/include/watchdog.h b/src/include/watchdog.h
index d6267375f5..b94cd4dcd0 100644
--- a/src/include/watchdog.h
+++ b/src/include/watchdog.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #if CONFIG_USE_WATCHDOG_ON_BOOT
 void watchdog_off(void);
 #else
-#define watchdog_off()
+#define watchdog_off() while(0) {}
 #endif
 
 #endif /* WATCHDOG_H */