diff --git a/configs/gwventana_emmc_defconfig b/configs/gwventana_emmc_defconfig
index decbf5fbd6..e1df6c76a3 100644
--- a/configs/gwventana_emmc_defconfig
+++ b/configs/gwventana_emmc_defconfig
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ CONFIG_I2C_EDID=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO_IPUV3=y
 CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN=y
 CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN_ALIGN=y
+CONFIG_HIDE_LOGO_VERSION=y
 CONFIG_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT_MSECS=60000
 CONFIG_IMX_WATCHDOG=y
 CONFIG_FDT_FIXUP_PARTITIONS=y
diff --git a/configs/gwventana_gw5904_defconfig b/configs/gwventana_gw5904_defconfig
index a5b31514ff..8d1bd9f8a9 100644
--- a/configs/gwventana_gw5904_defconfig
+++ b/configs/gwventana_gw5904_defconfig
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ CONFIG_I2C_EDID=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO_IPUV3=y
 CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN=y
 CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN_ALIGN=y
+CONFIG_HIDE_LOGO_VERSION=y
 CONFIG_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT_MSECS=60000
 CONFIG_IMX_WATCHDOG=y
 CONFIG_FDT_FIXUP_PARTITIONS=y
diff --git a/configs/gwventana_nand_defconfig b/configs/gwventana_nand_defconfig
index ff826deb73..c8701aa1e2 100644
--- a/configs/gwventana_nand_defconfig
+++ b/configs/gwventana_nand_defconfig
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ CONFIG_I2C_EDID=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO_IPUV3=y
 CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN=y
 CONFIG_SPLASH_SCREEN_ALIGN=y
+CONFIG_HIDE_LOGO_VERSION=y
 CONFIG_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT_MSECS=60000
 CONFIG_IMX_WATCHDOG=y
 CONFIG_FDT_FIXUP_PARTITIONS=y
diff --git a/drivers/video/Kconfig b/drivers/video/Kconfig
index 4d6c987df9..3e933ed76c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/Kconfig
@@ -874,6 +874,15 @@ config SPLASH_SCREEN_ALIGN
 	  	=> vertically centered image
 	  	   at x = dspWidth - bmpWidth - 9
 
+config HIDE_LOGO_VERSION
+	bool "Hide the version information on the splash screen"
+	help
+	  Normally the U-Boot version string is shown on the display when the
+	  splash screen is enabled. This information is not otherwise visible
+	  since video starts up after U-Boot has displayed the initial banner.
+
+	  Enable this option to hide this information.
+
 config SPLASH_SOURCE
 	bool "Control the source of the splash image"
 	help
diff --git a/include/configs/ge_b1x5v2.h b/include/configs/ge_b1x5v2.h
index 95ba20c686..176f80bb09 100644
--- a/include/configs/ge_b1x5v2.h
+++ b/include/configs/ge_b1x5v2.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_USBD_HS
 
 /* Video */
-#define CONFIG_HIDE_LOGO_VERSION
 #define CONFIG_IMX_VIDEO_SKIP
 
 /* Memory */
diff --git a/include/configs/ge_bx50v3.h b/include/configs/ge_bx50v3.h
index ad00769bde..ab8c66f263 100644
--- a/include/configs/ge_bx50v3.h
+++ b/include/configs/ge_bx50v3.h
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_FSL_USDHC_NUM	3
 
 /* Framebuffer */
-#define CONFIG_HIDE_LOGO_VERSION
 #define CONFIG_IMX_HDMI
 #define CONFIG_IMX_VIDEO_SKIP
 
diff --git a/include/configs/gw_ventana.h b/include/configs/gw_ventana.h
index 82076ff74f..bba64af2c9 100644
--- a/include/configs/gw_ventana.h
+++ b/include/configs/gw_ventana.h
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 /* Framebuffer and LCD */
 #define CONFIG_IMX_HDMI
 #define CONFIG_IMX_VIDEO_SKIP
-#define CONFIG_HIDE_LOGO_VERSION  /* Custom config to hide U-boot version */
 
 /* Miscellaneous configurable options */
 #define CONFIG_HWCONFIG
diff --git a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
index 4c760fe62c..e6ee4cfb85 100644
--- a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
+++ b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ CONFIG_G_DNL_THOR_VENDOR_NUM
 CONFIG_G_DNL_UMS_PRODUCT_NUM
 CONFIG_G_DNL_UMS_VENDOR_NUM
 CONFIG_HDMI_ENCODER_I2C_ADDR
-CONFIG_HIDE_LOGO_VERSION
 CONFIG_HIKEY_GPIO
 CONFIG_HOSTNAME
 CONFIG_HPS_ALTERAGRP_DBGATCLK