diff --git a/sys/dev/ipmi/ipmi.c b/sys/dev/ipmi/ipmi.c
index f52e727b833f..84ec6356e852 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ipmi/ipmi.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ipmi/ipmi.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static int on = 1;
 static bool wd_in_shutdown = false;
 static int wd_timer_actions = IPMI_SET_WD_ACTION_POWER_CYCLE;
 static int wd_shutdown_countdown = 420; /* sec */
-static int wd_startup_countdown = 420; /* sec */
+static int wd_startup_countdown = 0; /* sec */
 static int wd_pretimeout_countdown = 120; /* sec */
 static int cycle_wait = 10; /* sec */