diff --git a/src/etc/sysctl.conf b/src/etc/sysctl.conf
index f7e3cca6..c51f24c7 100644
--- a/src/etc/sysctl.conf
+++ b/src/etc/sysctl.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: sysctl.conf,v 1.45 2008/01/04 22:47:18 mbalmer Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: sysctl.conf,v 1.46 2008/01/05 18:38:37 mbalmer Exp $
 #
 # This file contains a list of sysctl options the user wants set at
 # boot time.  See sysctl(3) and sysctl(8) for more information on
@@ -30,3 +30,5 @@
 #kern.usercrypto=0		# 0=Disable userland use of /dev/crypto
 #kern.splassert=2		# 2=Enable with verbose error messages
 #kern.nosuidcoredump=2		# 2=Put suid coredumps in /var/crash
+#kern.watchdog.period=32	# >0=Enable hardware watchdog(4) timer if available
+#kern.watchdog.auto=0		# 0=Disable automatic watchdog(4) retriggering