diff --git a/bsp/wr1043nd/root_file_system/etc/rc.local b/bsp/wr1043nd/root_file_system/etc/rc.local
index aee1ee1c..d60708b5 100755
--- a/bsp/wr1043nd/root_file_system/etc/rc.local
+++ b/bsp/wr1043nd/root_file_system/etc/rc.local
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Put your custom commands here that should be executed once
 # the system init finished. By default this file does nothing.
 
+#start ath9k-watchdog
+/etc/ath9k-watchdog &
+
 #Set Mac-Addr of wr1043nd wifi interface if not right
 #HARDWARE_MACADDR=`ifconfig -a wlan0 | grep 'HWaddr' | awk '{ print $5}'`
 #SOFTWARE_MACADDR=`uci get wireless.@wifi-device[0].macaddr`
diff --git a/bsp/wr741nd2/root_file_system/etc/rc.local b/bsp/wr741nd2/root_file_system/etc/rc.local
index be1dfd15..fa42d4b4 100755
--- a/bsp/wr741nd2/root_file_system/etc/rc.local
+++ b/bsp/wr741nd2/root_file_system/etc/rc.local
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Put your custom commands here that should be executed once
 # the system init finished. By default this file does nothing.
 
+#start ath9k-watchdog
+/etc/ath9k-watchdog &
+
 #Set Mac-Addr of wr1043nd wifi interface if not right
 WLAN0_MACADDR=$(cat /sys/class/net/wlan0/address)
 BRMESH_MACADDR=$(cat /sys/class/net/br-mesh/address)
diff --git a/bsp/wr741nd4/root_file_system/etc/rc.local b/bsp/wr741nd4/root_file_system/etc/rc.local
index be1dfd15..fa42d4b4 100755
--- a/bsp/wr741nd4/root_file_system/etc/rc.local
+++ b/bsp/wr741nd4/root_file_system/etc/rc.local
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Put your custom commands here that should be executed once
 # the system init finished. By default this file does nothing.
 
+#start ath9k-watchdog
+/etc/ath9k-watchdog &
+
 #Set Mac-Addr of wr1043nd wifi interface if not right
 WLAN0_MACADDR=$(cat /sys/class/net/wlan0/address)
 BRMESH_MACADDR=$(cat /sys/class/net/br-mesh/address)
diff --git a/bsp/wr841nd7/root_file_system/etc/rc.local b/bsp/wr841nd7/root_file_system/etc/rc.local
index be1dfd15..fa42d4b4 100755
--- a/bsp/wr841nd7/root_file_system/etc/rc.local
+++ b/bsp/wr841nd7/root_file_system/etc/rc.local
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Put your custom commands here that should be executed once
 # the system init finished. By default this file does nothing.
 
+#start ath9k-watchdog
+/etc/ath9k-watchdog &
+
 #Set Mac-Addr of wr1043nd wifi interface if not right
 WLAN0_MACADDR=$(cat /sys/class/net/wlan0/address)
 BRMESH_MACADDR=$(cat /sys/class/net/br-mesh/address)