diff --git a/configs/mx28evk_nand_defconfig b/configs/mx28evk_nand_defconfig
index 83ff3a3..65d4a6b 100644
--- a/configs/mx28evk_nand_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx28evk_nand_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 CONFIG_TARGET_MX28EVK=y
 CONFIG_SPL=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="ENV_IS_IN_NAND"
+CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=1
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_CMD_BOOTZ=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set