diff --git a/include/configs/am335x_hancock.h b/include/configs/am335x_hancock.h
index b467e1388b..7dde4239b1 100644
--- a/include/configs/am335x_hancock.h
+++ b/include/configs/am335x_hancock.h
@@ -87,10 +87,9 @@
 	"kernel_addr_r=" KERNEL_ADDR "\0" \
 	"ramdisk_addr_r=" LOAD_ADDR "\0" \
 	"initrd_high=" INIT_RD_ADDR "\0" \
-	"bootpretryperiod=1000\0" \
 	"tftptimeout=2000\0" \
 	"tftptimeoutcountmax=5\0" \
-	"bootpretryperiod=2000\0" \
+	"bootpretryperiod=5000\0" \
 	"autoload=false\0" \
 	"tftp_recovery=tftpboot $kernel_addr recovery-image; tftpboot $fdt_addr recovery-dtb; " \
 			"setenv bootargs rdinit=/etc/preinit console=$defaultconsole,115200 " \