diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
index 543a5deb385..977082a4eda 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ config WDT_MULTISTAGE
 
 config WDT_COUNTER
 	bool "Counter based watchdog"
-	def_bool $(dt_nodelabel_enabled,wdt_counter)
+	default y
+	depends on DT_HAS_ZEPHYR_COUNTER_WATCHDOG_ENABLED
 	select COUNTER
 	help
 	  Watchdog emulated with counter device. If counter device supports using
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.cc32xx b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.cc32xx
index 11a3113921b..01734a4cdc8 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.cc32xx
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.cc32xx
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2021 Pavlo Hamov <pasha.gamov@gmail.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-DT_COMPAT_TI_CC32XX_WDG := ti,cc32xx-watchdog
-
 config WDT_CC32XX
 	bool "Watchdog Driver for cc32xx family of MCUs"
-	default $(dt_compat_enabled,$(DT_COMPAT_TI_CC32XX_WDG))
-	depends on SOC_SERIES_CC32XX
-	depends on SOC_FAMILY_TISIMPLELINK
+	default y
+	depends on DT_HAS_TI_CC32XX_WATCHDOG_ENABLED
 	help
 	  Watchdog for cc32xx family of MCUs
 
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.cmsdk_apb b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.cmsdk_apb
index 6f76d587533..eb601c3e5b6 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.cmsdk_apb
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.cmsdk_apb
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 config WDOG_CMSDK_APB
 	bool "CMSDK APB Watchdog Driver for ARM family of MCUs"
+	default y
+	depends on DT_HAS_ARM_CMSDK_WATCHDOG_ENABLED
 	depends on RUNTIME_NMI
 	help
 	  Enable CMSDK APB Watchdog (WDOG_CMSDK_APB) Driver for ARM
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.esp32 b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.esp32
index 0a6456d1fc6..68eb9e55779 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.esp32
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.esp32
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2017 Intel Corporation
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-DT_COMPAT_ESP32_WDT := espressif,esp32-watchdog
-
 config WDT_ESP32
 	bool "ESP32 Watchdog (WDT) Driver"
-	depends on SOC_ESP32 || SOC_ESP32S2 || SOC_ESP32C3
-	default $(dt_compat_enabled,$(DT_COMPAT_ESP32_WDT))
+	default y
+	depends on DT_HAS_ESPRESSIF_ESP32_WATCHDOG_ENABLED
 	help
 	  Enable WDT driver for ESP32.
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.gecko b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.gecko
index 3de06c3b621..15b99e0b8b2 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.gecko
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.gecko
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 
 config WDT_GECKO
 	bool "Gecko series Watchdog (WDOG) Driver"
-	depends on SOC_FAMILY_EXX32
+	default y
+	depends on DT_HAS_SILABS_GECKO_WDOG_ENABLED
 	select SOC_GECKO_WDOG
 	default y
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.it8xxx2 b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.it8xxx2
index 4061f7f6fcd..1ef3ad19449 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.it8xxx2
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.it8xxx2
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 config WDT_ITE_IT8XXX2
 	bool "ITE it8xxx2 Watchdog Timer (WDT) driver"
-	depends on SOC_IT8XXX2
 	default y
+	depends on DT_HAS_ITE_IT8XXX2_WATCHDOG_ENABLED
 	help
 	  This option enables the Watchdog Timer driver for ITE it8xxx2.
 	  This driver supports only one channel that id is 0 and 16-bits
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.mcux b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.mcux
index 34e1c902a0e..805aae1cb32 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.mcux
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.mcux
@@ -5,18 +5,23 @@
 
 config WDT_MCUX_WDOG
 	bool "MCUX WDOG driver"
-	depends on HAS_MCUX && !HAS_MCUX_WDOG32 && CLOCK_CONTROL
+	default y
+	depends on DT_HAS_NXP_KINETIS_WDOG_ENABLED
+	depends on CLOCK_CONTROL
 	help
 	  Enable the mcux wdog driver.
 
 config WDT_MCUX_WDOG32
 	bool "MCUX WDOG32 driver"
-	depends on HAS_MCUX_WDOG32 && CLOCK_CONTROL
+	default y
+	depends on DT_HAS_NXP_KINETIS_WDOG32_ENABLED
+	depends on CLOCK_CONTROL
 	help
 	  Enable the mcux wdog32 driver.
 
 config WDT_MCUX_WWDT
 	bool "MCUX WWDT driver"
-	depends on HAS_MCUX_WWDT
+	default y
+	depends on DT_HAS_NXP_LPC_WWDT_ENABLED
 	help
 	  Enable the mcux wwdt driver.
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.mcux_imx b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.mcux_imx
index 4e8763d54a8..c104e2f44fa 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.mcux_imx
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.mcux_imx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 config WDT_MCUX_IMX_WDOG
 	bool "MCUX IMX WDOG driver"
-	depends on HAS_MCUX
+	default y
+	depends on DT_HAS_NXP_IMX_WDOG_ENABLED
 	help
 	  Enable the mcux imx wdog driver.
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.npcx b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.npcx
index ef59801507d..8d25067be8c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.npcx
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.npcx
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 
 config WDT_NPCX
 	bool "Nuvoton NPCX embedded controller (EC) Watchdog Timer driver"
-	depends on SOC_FAMILY_NPCX
+	default y
+	depends on DT_HAS_NUVOTON_NPCX_WATCHDOG_ENABLED
 	help
 	  This option enables the Watchdog Timer driver for NPCX family of
 	  processors.
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.nrfx b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.nrfx
index b036df5f738..52cf45dc068 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.nrfx
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.nrfx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 config WDT_NRFX
 	bool "nRF WDT nrfx driver"
 	default y
-	depends on SOC_FAMILY_NRF
+	depends on DT_HAS_NORDIC_NRF_WDT_ENABLED
 	select NRFX_WDT0 if HAS_HW_NRF_WDT0
 	select NRFX_WDT1 if HAS_HW_NRF_WDT1
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.rpi_pico b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.rpi_pico
index a3636f06af0..2c99d50fdd1 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.rpi_pico
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.rpi_pico
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2022, Jamie McCrae
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-DT_COMPAT_RASPBERRYPI_PICO_WATCHDOG := raspberrypi,pico-watchdog
-
 config WDT_RPI_PICO
 	bool "Raspberry Pi Pico Watchdog driver"
-	default $(dt_compat_enabled,$(DT_COMPAT_RASPBERRYPI_PICO_WATCHDOG))
-	depends on SOC_FAMILY_RPI_PICO
+	default y
+	depends on DT_HAS_RASPBERRYPI_PICO_WATCHDOG_ENABLED
 
 config WDT_RPI_PICO_INITIAL_TIMEOUT
 	int "Default watchdog timeout in us"
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.sam b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.sam
index babee305590..9cfd4525324 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.sam
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.sam
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 config WDT_SAM
 	bool "Atmel SAM MCU Family Watchdog (WDT) Driver"
-	depends on SOC_FAMILY_SAM
 	default y
+	depends on DT_HAS_ATMEL_SAM_WATCHDOG_ENABLED
 	help
 	  Enable WDT driver for Atmel SAM MCUs.
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.sam0 b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.sam0
index 021b51633c1..381a5347b9c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.sam0
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.sam0
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 config WDT_SAM0
 	bool "Atmel SAM0 series Watchdog (WDT) Driver"
-	depends on SOC_FAMILY_SAM0
 	default y
+	depends on DT_HAS_ATMEL_SAM0_WATCHDOG_ENABLED
 	help
 	  Enable WDT driver for Atmel SAM0 MCUs.
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.sifive b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.sifive
index ae582986fab..79623237b37 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.sifive
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.sifive
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 config WDT_SIFIVE
 	bool "SiFive Watchdog (WDT) Driver"
-	depends on SOC_RISCV_SIFIVE_FREEDOM
 	default y
+	depends on DT_HAS_SIFIVE_WDT_ENABLED
 	help
 	  This option enables WDT driver for SiFive Freedom.
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.stm32 b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.stm32
index 240714f1323..af5a964f9a6 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.stm32
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.stm32
@@ -5,13 +5,10 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2019 Centaur Analytics, Inc
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-DT_COMPAT_ST_STM32_IWDG := st,stm32-watchdog
-DT_COMPAT_ST_STM32_WWDG := st,stm32-window-watchdog
-
 config IWDG_STM32
 	bool "Independent Watchdog (IWDG) Driver for STM32 family of MCUs"
-	default $(dt_compat_enabled,$(DT_COMPAT_ST_STM32_IWDG))
-	depends on SOC_FAMILY_STM32
+	default y
+	depends on DT_HAS_ST_STM32_WATCHDOG_ENABLED
 	help
 	  Enable IWDG driver for STM32 line of MCUs
 
@@ -33,7 +30,7 @@ config IWDG_STM32_INITIAL_TIMEOUT
 
 config WWDG_STM32
 	bool "System Window Watchdog (WWDG) Driver for STM32 family of MCUs"
-	default $(dt_compat_enabled,$(DT_COMPAT_ST_STM32_WWDG))
-	depends on SOC_FAMILY_STM32
+	default y
+	depends on DT_HAS_ST_STM32_WINDOW_WATCHDOG_ENABLED
 	help
 	  Enable WWDG driver for STM32 line of MCUs
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.xec b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.xec
index 47ce6a286e2..7de92951700 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.xec
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/Kconfig.xec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 config WDT_XEC
 	bool "Microchip XEC series Watchdog Timer (WDT) driver"
-	depends on SOC_FAMILY_MEC
 	default y
+	depends on DT_HAS_MICROCHIP_XEC_WATCHDOG_ENABLED
 	help
 	  Enable WDT driver for Microchip XEC MCU series.