diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/Makefile.shared.configs b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/Makefile.shared.configs
index 4038e7c31..a43608459 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/Makefile.shared.configs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/Makefile.shared.configs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ NVGPU_COMMON_CFLAGS             += -DNVGPU_DEBUGGER
 NVGPU_COMMON_CFLAGS             += -DNVGPU_USERD
 
 # Enable Channel WDT for safety build until we switch to user mode submits only
-NV_COMPONENT_CFLAGS		+= -DNVGPU_CHANNEL_WDT
+NVGPU_COMMON_CFLAGS		+= -DNVGPU_CHANNEL_WDT
 
 # Enable iGPU LS PMU for safety build until devctl whitelisting is done
 NVGPU_LS_PMU                    := 1