diff --git a/README b/README
index ef8571c8981e0a992d084ec1f4579dc50e363afd..d57ee91ca3b5fdd9406febd29bf5d088fc7e6106 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -3457,6 +3457,11 @@ use the "saveenv" command to store a valid environment.
 		space for already greatly restricted images, including but not
 		limited to NAND_SPL configurations.
 
+- CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO
+		Display information about the board that U-Boot is running on
+		when U-Boot starts up. The board function checkboard() is called
+		to do this.
+
 Low Level (hardware related) configuration options:
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