diff --git a/include/configs/am335x_evm.h b/include/configs/am335x_evm.h
index 3e98e5c..13d1108 100644
--- a/include/configs/am335x_evm.h
+++ b/include/configs/am335x_evm.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 		"root=${nandroot} " \
 		"rootfstype=${nandrootfstype}\0" \
 	"nandroot=ubi0:rootfs rw ubi.mtd=NAND.file-system,2048\0" \
-	"nandrootfstype=ubifs rootwait=1\0" \
+	"nandrootfstype=ubifs rootwait\0" \
 	"nandboot=echo Booting from nand ...; " \
 		"run nandargs; " \
 		"nand read ${fdtaddr} NAND.u-boot-spl-os; " \