--- a/drivers/mfd/rdc321x-southbridge.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/rdc321x-southbridge.c
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ static int rdc321x_sb_probe(struct pci_d
 	rdc321x_gpio_pdata.sb_pdev = pdev;
 	rdc321x_wdt_pdata.sb_pdev = pdev;
 
+	panic_on_unrecovered_nmi = 1;
+
 	return mfd_add_devices(&pdev->dev, -1,
 			       rdc321x_sb_cells, ARRAY_SIZE(rdc321x_sb_cells),
 			       NULL, 0, NULL);
