diff --git a/include/configs/CPCI4052.h b/include/configs/CPCI4052.h
index 2677cfb271..daa3c197d5 100644
--- a/include/configs/CPCI4052.h
+++ b/include/configs/CPCI4052.h
@@ -154,6 +154,12 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE 1	/* include version env variable */
 
+#define CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_KEYED	1
+#define CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT	\
+	"Press SPACE to abort autoboot in %d seconds\n", bootdelay
+#undef CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
+#define CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR " "
+
 #define CONFIG_SYS_RX_ETH_BUFFER	16	/* use 16 rx buffer on 405 emac */
 
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/include/configs/CPCI405AB.h b/include/configs/CPCI405AB.h
index aae0d7372b..41795a7726 100644
--- a/include/configs/CPCI405AB.h
+++ b/include/configs/CPCI405AB.h
@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE 1	/* include version env variable */
 
+#define CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_KEYED	1
+#define CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT	\
+	"Press SPACE to abort autoboot in %d seconds\n", bootdelay
+#undef CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_DELAY_STR
+#define CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR " "
+
 #define CONFIG_SYS_RX_ETH_BUFFER	16	/* use 16 rx buffer on 405 emac */
 
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------