diff --git a/configs/mx6qsabresd_defconfig b/configs/mx6qsabresd_defconfig
index 7456cf3..d6fa6a2 100644
--- a/configs/mx6qsabresd_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx6qsabresd_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 CONFIG_ARCH_MX6=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_MX6SABRESD=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=board/freescale/mx6sabresd/mx6q_4x_mt41j128.cfg,MX6Q"
+CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_CMD_BOOTZ=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set