diff --git a/config/Config-images.in b/config/Config-images.in
index 4da1821054..3a1fad118b 100644
--- a/config/Config-images.in
+++ b/config/Config-images.in
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ menu "Target Images"
 	config GRUB_TIMEOUT
 		string "Seconds to wait before booting the default entry"
 		depends on GRUB_IMAGES
-		default "5"
+		default "0"
 		help
 		  If you don't know, 5 seconds is a reasonable default.