diff --git a/config/Config-images.in b/config/Config-images.in
index 966c610466..8ac183621d 100644
--- a/config/Config-images.in
+++ b/config/Config-images.in
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ menu "Target Images"
 	config GRUB_TIMEOUT
 		string "Seconds to wait before booting the default entry"
 		depends on GRUB_IMAGES || GRUB_EFI_IMAGES
-		default "3"
+		default "0"
 		help
 		  If you don't know, 5 seconds is a reasonable default.