diff --git a/configs/am335x_evm_defconfig b/configs/am335x_evm_defconfig
index 27cb881..7753ab5 100644
--- a/configs/am335x_evm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am335x_evm_defconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 CONFIG_SPL=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="NAND"
+CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_KEYED=y
+CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT="Press SPACE to abort autoboot in %d seconds\n"
+CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR="d"
+CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR=" "
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
 CONFIG_CMD_GPIO=y