diff --git a/include/configs/omap3_beagle.h b/include/configs/omap3_beagle.h
index ae5a7919d87a6ea83a82ecea23563600dac4c3e7..e7cd93bbe827a13a320d7764095fc17dc2fd92e7 100644
--- a/include/configs/omap3_beagle.h
+++ b/include/configs/omap3_beagle.h
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@
 	"loadaddr=0x82000000\0" \
 	"usbtty=cdc_acm\0" \
 	"console=ttyS2,115200n8\0" \
+	"mpurate=500\0" \
 	"vram=12M\0" \
 	"dvimode=1024x768MR-16@60\0" \
 	"defaultdisplay=dvi\0" \
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@
 	"nandroot=/dev/mtdblock4 rw\0" \
 	"nandrootfstype=jffs2\0" \
 	"mmcargs=setenv bootargs console=${console} " \
+		"mpurate=${mpurate} " \
 		"vram=${vram} " \
 		"omapfb.mode=dvi:${dvimode} " \
 		"omapfb.debug=y " \
@@ -198,6 +200,7 @@
 		"root=${mmcroot} " \
 		"rootfstype=${mmcrootfstype}\0" \
 	"nandargs=setenv bootargs console=${console} " \
+		"mpurate=${mpurate} " \
 		"vram=${vram} " \
 		"omapfb.mode=dvi:${dvimode} " \
 		"omapfb.debug=y " \
diff --git a/include/configs/omap3_overo.h b/include/configs/omap3_overo.h
index 3a3b389614c88f8e5e9954a3d014b9fec85961ce..ca9078680e667520cb7321fedace6235cb8723c2 100644
--- a/include/configs/omap3_overo.h
+++ b/include/configs/omap3_overo.h
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
 	"loadaddr=0x82000000\0" \
 	"console=ttyS2,115200n8\0" \
+	"mpurate=500\0" \
 	"vram=12M\0" \
 	"dvimode=1024x768MR-16@60\0" \
 	"defaultdisplay=dvi\0" \
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@
 	"nandroot=/dev/mtdblock4 rw\0" \
 	"nandrootfstype=jffs2\0" \
 	"mmcargs=setenv bootargs console=${console} " \
+		"mpurate=${mpurate} " \
 		"vram=${vram} " \
 		"omapfb.mode=dvi:${dvimode} " \
 		"omapfb.debug=y " \
@@ -168,6 +170,7 @@
 		"root=${mmcroot} " \
 		"rootfstype=${mmcrootfstype}\0" \
 	"nandargs=setenv bootargs console=${console} " \
+		"mpurate=${mpurate} " \
 		"vram=${vram} " \
 		"omapfb.mode=dvi:${dvimode} " \
 		"omapfb.debug=y " \