diff --git a/include/configs/omap3_overo.h b/include/configs/omap3_overo.h
index 657323543936925d3c84743834826dae91b8a0ac..afdefd95572d7e2c7a46d21053c52377a8f5e845 100644
--- a/include/configs/omap3_overo.h
+++ b/include/configs/omap3_overo.h
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
 	"loadaddr=0x82000000\0" \
 	"console=ttyO2,115200n8\0" \
 	"mpurate=500\0" \
+	"optargs=\0" \
 	"vram=12M\0" \
 	"dvimode=1024x768MR-16@60\0" \
 	"defaultdisplay=dvi\0" \
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@
 	"nandroot=/dev/mtdblock4 rw\0" \
 	"nandrootfstype=jffs2\0" \
 	"mmcargs=setenv bootargs console=${console} " \
+		"${optargs} " \
 		"mpurate=${mpurate} " \
 		"vram=${vram} " \
 		"omapfb.mode=dvi:${dvimode} " \
@@ -173,6 +175,7 @@
 		"root=${mmcroot} " \
 		"rootfstype=${mmcrootfstype}\0" \
 	"nandargs=setenv bootargs console=${console} " \
+		"${optargs} " \
 		"mpurate=${mpurate} " \
 		"vram=${vram} " \
 		"omapfb.mode=dvi:${dvimode} " \