diff --git a/configs/at91sam9261ek_nandflash_defconfig b/configs/at91sam9261ek_nandflash_defconfig
index 0fba314..45bc427 100644
--- a/configs/at91sam9261ek_nandflash_defconfig
+++ b/configs/at91sam9261ek_nandflash_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 CONFIG_ARCH_AT91=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_AT91SAM9261EK=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="AT91SAM9261,SYS_USE_NANDFLASH"
+CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
 CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT="U-Boot> "
 # CONFIG_CMD_BDI is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMI is not set