diff --git a/boot/zephyr/Kconfig b/boot/zephyr/Kconfig
index 2dd084714..3745011a0 100644
--- a/boot/zephyr/Kconfig
+++ b/boot/zephyr/Kconfig
@@ -736,15 +736,17 @@ config BOOT_WATCHDOG_FEED
 	bool "Feed the watchdog while doing swap"
 	default y if WATCHDOG
 	default y if SOC_FAMILY_NORDIC_NRF
+	imply BOOT_WATCHDOG_FEED_NRFX_WDT if SOC_FAMILY_NORDIC_NRF
+
+config BOOT_WATCHDOG_FEED_NRFX_WDT
+	bool "Feed the watchdog using NRFX WDT directly"
+	depends on SOC_FAMILY_NORDIC_NRF
 	# for nRF nrfx based implementation is available
-	imply NRFX_WDT if SOC_FAMILY_NORDIC_NRF
-	imply NRFX_WDT0 if SOC_FAMILY_NORDIC_NRF
-	imply NRFX_WDT1 if SOC_FAMILY_NORDIC_NRF
-	imply NRFX_WDT30 if SOC_FAMILY_NORDIC_NRF
-	imply NRFX_WDT31 if SOC_FAMILY_NORDIC_NRF
-	help
-	  Enables implementation of MCUBOOT_WATCHDOG_FEED() macro which is
-	  used to feed watchdog while doing time consuming operations.
+	imply NRFX_WDT
+	imply NRFX_WDT0
+	imply NRFX_WDT1
+	imply NRFX_WDT30
+	imply NRFX_WDT31
 
 config BOOT_IMAGE_ACCESS_HOOKS
 	bool "Enable hooks for overriding MCUboot's native routines"
diff --git a/boot/zephyr/include/mcuboot_config/mcuboot_config.h b/boot/zephyr/include/mcuboot_config/mcuboot_config.h
index 56462fb76..8d479ced7 100644
--- a/boot/zephyr/include/mcuboot_config/mcuboot_config.h
+++ b/boot/zephyr/include/mcuboot_config/mcuboot_config.h
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #if CONFIG_BOOT_WATCHDOG_FEED
-#if CONFIG_NRFX_WDT
+#if CONFIG_BOOT_WATCHDOG_FEED_NRFX_WDT
 #include <nrfx_wdt.h>
 
 #define FEED_WDT_INST(id)                                    \
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@
 #error "No NRFX WDT instances enabled"
 #endif
 
-#elif DT_NODE_HAS_STATUS(DT_ALIAS(watchdog0), okay) /* CONFIG_NRFX_WDT */
+#elif DT_NODE_HAS_STATUS(DT_ALIAS(watchdog0), okay) /* CONFIG_BOOT_WATCHDOG_FEED_NRFX_WDT */
 #include <zephyr/device.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/watchdog.h>