diff --git a/common/menu.c b/common/menu.c
index aa16c9a199d772f7bd9971e401efdb883bf06895..6b2a2db3e0acae40f1332a349057de8ab96b161c 100644
--- a/common/menu.c
+++ b/common/menu.c
@@ -170,32 +170,6 @@ static inline struct menu_item *menu_item_by_key(struct menu *m,
 	return menu_items_iter(m, menu_item_key_match, item_key);
 }
 
-/*
- * Wait for the user to hit a key according to the timeout set for the menu.
- * Returns 1 if the user hit a key, or 0 if the timeout expired.
- */
-static inline int menu_interrupted(struct menu *m)
-{
-	if (!m->timeout)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (abortboot(m->timeout/10))
-		return 1;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * Checks whether or not the default menu item should be used without
- * prompting for a user choice. If the menu is set to always prompt, or the
- * user hits a key during the timeout period, return 0. Otherwise, return 1 to
- * indicate we should use the default menu item.
- */
-static inline int menu_use_default(struct menu *m)
-{
-	return !m->prompt && !menu_interrupted(m);
-}
-
 /*
  * Set *choice to point to the default item's data, if any default item was
  * set, and returns 1. If no default item was set, returns -ENOENT.
@@ -231,7 +205,7 @@ static inline int menu_interactive_choice(struct menu *m, void **choice)
 		menu_display(m);
 
 		readret = readline_into_buffer("Enter choice: ", cbuf,
-				m->timeout);
+				m->timeout / 10);
 
 		if (readret >= 0) {
 			choice_item = menu_item_by_key(m, cbuf);
@@ -240,10 +214,8 @@ static inline int menu_interactive_choice(struct menu *m, void **choice)
 				printf("%s not found\n", cbuf);
 				m->timeout = 0;
 			}
-		} else {
-			puts("^C\n");
-			return -EINTR;
-		}
+		} else
+			return menu_default_choice(m, choice);
 	}
 
 	*choice = choice_item->data;
@@ -300,7 +272,7 @@ int menu_get_choice(struct menu *m, void **choice)
 	if (!m || !choice)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (menu_use_default(m))
+	if (!m->prompt)
 		return menu_default_choice(m, choice);
 
 	return menu_interactive_choice(m, choice);