diff --git a/configs/baseline/syslinux/syslinux.cfg b/configs/baseline/syslinux/syslinux.cfg
index 66b3217..4f7ce4d 100644
--- a/configs/baseline/syslinux/syslinux.cfg
+++ b/configs/baseline/syslinux/syslinux.cfg
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ UI boot/syslinux/menu.c32
 MENU TITLE Arch Linux
 MENU CLEAR
 
+DEFAULT arch
+TIMEOUT 30
+
 LABEL arch
 MENU LABEL Arch Linux
 LINUX boot/%ARCH%/vmlinuz
diff --git a/configs/releng/syslinux/archiso_sys.cfg b/configs/releng/syslinux/archiso_sys.cfg
index dd6e03f..5fd4e8f 100644
--- a/configs/releng/syslinux/archiso_sys.cfg
+++ b/configs/releng/syslinux/archiso_sys.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 INCLUDE boot/syslinux/archiso_head.cfg
 
+DEFAULT arch64
+TIMEOUT 30
+
 LABEL arch64
 TEXT HELP
 Boot the Arch Linux install medium on BIOS.