diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 0d198465e..100890ab3 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ linux-2.6 (2.6.38-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * net/wireless: Enable RTL8192CE as module (Closes: #619051)
   * Add configuration for Debian architecture ppc64, matching the
     powerpc/powerpc64 flavour (Closes: #618976)
+  * Enable BOOT_PRINTK_DELAY (support for the boot_delay kernel parameter)
 
   [ Jurij Smakov ]
   * Bump CONFIG_NR_CPUS on sparc to 256 to accomodate T2+ machines
diff --git a/debian/config/config b/debian/config/config
index 55386dce8..e6a7d39df 100644
--- a/debian/config/config
+++ b/debian/config/config
@@ -3610,7 +3610,7 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_SG is not set
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_NOTIFIERS is not set
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_CREDENTIALS is not set
-# CONFIG_BOOT_PRINTK_DELAY is not set
+CONFIG_BOOT_PRINTK_DELAY=y
 # CONFIG_RCU_TORTURE_TEST is not set
 # CONFIG_RCU_CPU_STALL_DETECTOR is not set
 # CONFIG_KPROBES_SANITY_TEST is not set
diff --git a/debian/templates/image.plain.bug/presubj b/debian/templates/image.plain.bug/presubj
index 55a400429..59b891acb 100644
--- a/debian/templates/image.plain.bug/presubj
+++ b/debian/templates/image.plain.bug/presubj
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ diagnostic information about the running kernel.
 
 If you are reporting that the kernel fails to boot, please use a digital
 camera, serial console or netconsole to record the boot messages and
-attach these to your report.
+attach these to your report.  You can use the kernel parameter
+'boot_delay=1000' to slow down the boot messages.