diff --git a/configs/colibri-imx8x_defconfig b/configs/colibri-imx8x_defconfig
index 3d576da05b3..210bb83d5f8 100644
--- a/configs/colibri-imx8x_defconfig
+++ b/configs/colibri-imx8x_defconfig
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ CONFIG_REMAKE_ELF=y
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_FIT_VERBOSE=y
 CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
-CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=1
+CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=5
 CONFIG_OF_SYSTEM_SETUP=y
 CONFIG_USE_PREBOOT=y
 CONFIG_PREBOOT="test -n ${fdtfile} || setenv fdtfile ${soc}-colibri-${fdt_board}.dtb"