diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index db25707..6982094 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -761,6 +761,15 @@
 	default 0 if !PANIC_ON_OOPS
 	default 1 if PANIC_ON_OOPS
 
+config PANIC_TIMEOUT
+	int "panic timeout"
+	default 0
+	help
+	  Set the timeout value (in seconds) until a reboot occurs when the
+	  the kernel panics. If n = 0, then we wait forever. A timeout
+	  value n > 0 will wait n seconds before rebooting, while a timeout
+	  value n < 0 will reboot immediately.
+
 config SCHED_DEBUG
 	bool "Collect scheduler debugging info"
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && PROC_FS