diff --git a/board/technexion/twister/twister.c b/board/technexion/twister/twister.c
index c9eea9b304..fa0ace019a 100644
--- a/board/technexion/twister/twister.c
+++ b/board/technexion/twister/twister.c
@@ -165,10 +165,10 @@ void spl_board_prepare_for_linux(void)
 int spl_start_uboot(void)
 {
 	int val = 0;
-	if (!gpio_request(CONFIG_SPL_OS_BOOT_KEY, "U-Boot key")) {
-		gpio_direction_input(CONFIG_SPL_OS_BOOT_KEY);
-		val = gpio_get_value(CONFIG_SPL_OS_BOOT_KEY);
-		gpio_free(CONFIG_SPL_OS_BOOT_KEY);
+	if (!gpio_request(SPL_OS_BOOT_KEY, "U-Boot key")) {
+		gpio_direction_input(SPL_OS_BOOT_KEY);
+		val = gpio_get_value(SPL_OS_BOOT_KEY);
+		gpio_free(SPL_OS_BOOT_KEY);
 	}
 	return val;
 }
diff --git a/board/technexion/twister/twister.h b/board/technexion/twister/twister.h
index a2051c0044..cff479c07f 100644
--- a/board/technexion/twister/twister.h
+++ b/board/technexion/twister/twister.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ const omap3_sysinfo sysinfo = {
 #define XR16L2751_UART1_BASE	0x21000000
 #define XR16L2751_UART2_BASE	0x23000000
 
+/* GPIO used to select between U-Boot and kernel */
+#define SPL_OS_BOOT_KEY	55
 
 /*
  * IEN  - Input Enable
diff --git a/board/timll/devkit8000/devkit8000.c b/board/timll/devkit8000/devkit8000.c
index 85685ee7c0..b88d9783cb 100644
--- a/board/timll/devkit8000/devkit8000.c
+++ b/board/timll/devkit8000/devkit8000.c
@@ -172,10 +172,10 @@ void spl_board_prepare_for_linux(void)
 int spl_start_uboot(void)
 {
 	int val = 0;
-	if (!gpio_request(CONFIG_SPL_OS_BOOT_KEY, "U-Boot key")) {
-		gpio_direction_input(CONFIG_SPL_OS_BOOT_KEY);
-		val = gpio_get_value(CONFIG_SPL_OS_BOOT_KEY);
-		gpio_free(CONFIG_SPL_OS_BOOT_KEY);
+	if (!gpio_request(SPL_OS_BOOT_KEY, "U-Boot key")) {
+		gpio_direction_input(SPL_OS_BOOT_KEY);
+		val = gpio_get_value(SPL_OS_BOOT_KEY);
+		gpio_free(SPL_OS_BOOT_KEY);
 	}
 	return !val;
 }
diff --git a/board/timll/devkit8000/devkit8000.h b/board/timll/devkit8000/devkit8000.h
index aa69e6c965..c1965e2704 100644
--- a/board/timll/devkit8000/devkit8000.h
+++ b/board/timll/devkit8000/devkit8000.h
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ const omap3_sysinfo sysinfo = {
 	"NAND",
 };
 
+/* GPIO used to select between U-Boot and kernel */
+#define SPL_OS_BOOT_KEY	26
+
 /*
  * IEN  - Input Enable
  * IDIS - Input Disable
diff --git a/include/configs/devkit8000.h b/include/configs/devkit8000.h
index d926f74026..788227d79d 100644
--- a/include/configs/devkit8000.h
+++ b/include/configs/devkit8000.h
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@
 
 /* SPL OS boot options */
 #define CONFIG_SPL_OS_BOOT
-#define CONFIG_SPL_OS_BOOT_KEY	26
 
 #define CONFIG_CMD_SPL
 #define CONFIG_CMD_SPL_WRITE_SIZE       0x400 /* 1024 byte */
diff --git a/include/configs/twister.h b/include/configs/twister.h
index a8524816a8..4205a11bca 100644
--- a/include/configs/twister.h
+++ b/include/configs/twister.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_CMD_SPL_NAND_OFS	(CONFIG_SYS_NAND_SPL_KERNEL_OFFS+\
 						0x600000)
 #define CONFIG_SPL_OS_BOOT
-#define CONFIG_SPL_OS_BOOT_KEY	55
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_ARGS_ADDR	(PHYS_SDRAM_1 + 0x100)
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT