diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index b5493a7f8f22..ea0b70f87472 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 	PCI	PCI bus support is enabled.
 	PCIE	PCI Express support is enabled.
 	PCMCIA	The PCMCIA subsystem is enabled.
+	PM	Power Management support is enabled.
 	PNP	Plug & Play support is enabled.
 	PPC	PowerPC architecture is enabled.
 	PPT	Parallel port support is enabled.
@@ -5354,6 +5355,12 @@ Kernel parameters
 	pm_debug_messages	[SUSPEND,KNL]
 			Enable suspend/resume debug messages during boot up.
 
+	pm.dpm_watchdog_enabled=
+			[PM] Enable or disable the DPM watchdog.  Requires
+			CONFIG_PM_SLEEP and CONFIG_DPM_WATCHDOG enabled.
+			Format: <bool>
+			Default value is set by CONFIG_DPM_WATCHDOG_ENABLED.
+
 	pnp.debug=1	[PNP]
 			Enable PNP debug messages (depends on the
 			CONFIG_PNP_DEBUG_MESSAGES option).  Change at run-time
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/main.c b/drivers/base/power/main.c
index 49ea6e2cd735..184dc4b3b938 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/main.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/main.c
@@ -535,6 +535,11 @@ module_param(dpm_watchdog_all_cpu_backtrace, bool, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(dpm_watchdog_all_cpu_backtrace,
 		 "Backtrace all CPUs on DPM watchdog timeout");
 
+static bool __read_mostly dpm_watchdog_enabled =
+				IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DPM_WATCHDOG_ENABLED);
+module_param(dpm_watchdog_enabled, bool, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(dpm_watchdog_enabled, "Enable DPM watchdog");
+
 static unsigned int __read_mostly dpm_watchdog_timeout = CONFIG_DPM_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT;
 static unsigned int __read_mostly dpm_watchdog_warning_timeout =
 						CONFIG_DPM_WATCHDOG_WARNING_TIMEOUT;
@@ -630,6 +635,9 @@ static void dpm_watchdog_set(struct dpm_watchdog *wd, struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct timer_list *timer = &wd->timer;
 
+	if (!dpm_watchdog_enabled)
+		return;
+
 	wd->dev = dev;
 	wd->tsk = current;
 	wd->fatal = dpm_watchdog_timeout == dpm_watchdog_warning_timeout;
@@ -648,6 +656,9 @@ static void dpm_watchdog_clear(struct dpm_watchdog *wd)
 {
 	struct timer_list *timer = &wd->timer;
 
+	if (!dpm_watchdog_enabled)
+		return;
+
 	timer_delete_sync(timer);
 	timer_destroy_on_stack(timer);
 }
diff --git a/kernel/power/Kconfig b/kernel/power/Kconfig
index 530c897311d4..71165e7f04f4 100644
--- a/kernel/power/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/power/Kconfig
@@ -268,6 +268,16 @@ config DPM_WATCHDOG
 	  captured in pstore device for inspection in subsequent
 	  boot session.
 
+config DPM_WATCHDOG_ENABLED
+	bool "Enable DPM watchdog by default"
+	depends on DPM_WATCHDOG
+	default y
+	help
+	  If you say Y here, the DPM watchdog will be enabled by default.
+	  If you say N, it will be compiled in but disabled.  It can be
+	  enabled at boot time via the "pm.dpm_watchdog_enabled" kernel
+	  parameter or at runtime via sysfs.
+
 config DPM_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT
 	int "Watchdog timeout to panic in seconds"
 	range 1 120