diff --git a/components/esp32/Kconfig b/components/esp32/Kconfig
index f4fe83f0c..f1d31fd19 100644
--- a/components/esp32/Kconfig
+++ b/components/esp32/Kconfig
@@ -521,7 +521,8 @@ config INT_WDT
 config INT_WDT_TIMEOUT_MS
     int "Interrupt watchdog timeout (ms)"
     depends on INT_WDT
-    default 300
+    default 300 if !SPIRAM_SUPPORT
+    default 800 if SPIRAM_SUPPORT
     range 10 10000
     help
         The timeout of the watchdog, in miliseconds. Make this higher than the FreeRTOS tick rate.