diff --git a/samples/pktgen/parameters.sh b/samples/pktgen/parameters.sh
index ff0ed474fee9..70cc2878d479 100644
--- a/samples/pktgen/parameters.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/parameters.sh
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ function usage() {
     echo "  -v : (\$VERBOSE)   verbose"
     echo "  -x : (\$DEBUG)     debug"
     echo "  -6 : (\$IP6)       IPv6"
+    echo "  -w : (\$DELAY)     Tx Delay value (us)"
     echo ""
 }
 
 ##  --- Parse command line arguments / parameters ---
 ## echo "Commandline options:"
-while getopts "s:i:d:m:p:f:t:c:n:b:vxh6" option; do
+while getopts "s:i:d:m:p:f:t:c:n:b:w:vxh6" option; do
     case $option in
         i) # interface
           export DEV=$OPTARG
@@ -66,6 +67,10 @@ while getopts "s:i:d:m:p:f:t:c:n:b:vxh6" option; do
 	  export BURST=$OPTARG
 	  info "SKB bursting: BURST=$BURST"
           ;;
+        w)
+	  export DELAY=$OPTARG
+	  info "DELAY=$DELAY"
+          ;;
         v)
           export VERBOSE=yes
           info "Verbose mode: VERBOSE=$VERBOSE"
@@ -100,6 +105,9 @@ if [ -z "$THREADS" ]; then
     export THREADS=1
 fi
 
+# default DELAY
+[ -z "$DELAY" ] && export DELAY=0 # Zero means max speed
+
 export L_THREAD=$(( THREADS + F_THREAD - 1 ))
 
 if [ -z "$DEV" ]; then
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_netif_receive.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_netif_receive.sh
index 1b6204125d2d..30a610b541ad 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_netif_receive.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_netif_receive.sh
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ if [ -n "$DST_PORT" ]; then
     validate_ports $UDP_DST_MIN $UDP_DST_MAX
 fi
 
-# Base Config
-DELAY="0"        # Zero means max speed
-
 # General cleanup everything since last run
 pg_ctrl "reset"
 
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_queue_xmit.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_queue_xmit.sh
index e607cb369b20..a6195bd77532 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_queue_xmit.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_bench_xmit_mode_queue_xmit.sh
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ if [ -n "$DST_PORT" ]; then
     validate_ports $UDP_DST_MIN $UDP_DST_MAX
 fi
 
-# Base Config
-DELAY="0"        # Zero means max speed
-
 # General cleanup everything since last run
 pg_ctrl "reset"
 
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample01_simple.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample01_simple.sh
index a4e250b45dce..c2ad1fa32d3f 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample01_simple.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample01_simple.sh
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ if [ -n "$DST_PORT" ]; then
     validate_ports $UDP_DST_MIN $UDP_DST_MAX
 fi
 
-# Base Config
-DELAY="0"        # Zero means max speed
-
 # Flow variation random source port between min and max
 UDP_SRC_MIN=9
 UDP_SRC_MAX=109
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample02_multiqueue.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample02_multiqueue.sh
index cb2495fcdc60..49e1e81a2945 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample02_multiqueue.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample02_multiqueue.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ source ${basedir}/parameters.sh
 [ -z "$COUNT" ] && COUNT="100000" # Zero means indefinitely
 
 # Base Config
-DELAY="0"        # Zero means max speed
 [ -z "$CLONE_SKB" ] && CLONE_SKB="0"
 
 # Flow variation random source port between min and max
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample03_burst_single_flow.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample03_burst_single_flow.sh
index fff50765a5aa..f9b67affb567 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample03_burst_single_flow.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample03_burst_single_flow.sh
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ if [ -n "$DST_PORT" ]; then
     validate_ports $UDP_DST_MIN $UDP_DST_MAX
 fi
 
-# Base Config
-DELAY="0"  # Zero means max speed
-
 # General cleanup everything since last run
 pg_ctrl "reset"
 
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample04_many_flows.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample04_many_flows.sh
index 2cd6b701400d..ac2d037a6160 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample04_many_flows.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample04_many_flows.sh
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ fi
 [ -z "$FLOWS" ]     && FLOWS="8000"
 [ -z "$FLOWLEN" ]   && FLOWLEN="10"
 
-# Base Config
-DELAY="0"  # Zero means max speed
-
 if [[ -n "$BURST" ]]; then
     err 1 "Bursting not supported for this mode"
 fi
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample05_flow_per_thread.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample05_flow_per_thread.sh
index 4cb6252ade39..85256484c86f 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample05_flow_per_thread.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample05_flow_per_thread.sh
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ if [ -n "$DST_PORT" ]; then
     validate_ports $UDP_DST_MIN $UDP_DST_MAX
 fi
 
-# Base Config
-DELAY="0"  # Zero means max speed
-
 # General cleanup everything since last run
 pg_ctrl "reset"
 
diff --git a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample06_numa_awared_queue_irq_affinity.sh b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample06_numa_awared_queue_irq_affinity.sh
index 728106060a02..7c73ab8fbe3c 100755
--- a/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample06_numa_awared_queue_irq_affinity.sh
+++ b/samples/pktgen/pktgen_sample06_numa_awared_queue_irq_affinity.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ root_check_run_with_sudo "$@"
 source ${basedir}/parameters.sh
 
 # Base Config
-DELAY="0"        # Zero means max speed
 [ -z "$COUNT" ]     && COUNT="20000000"   # Zero means indefinitely
 [ -z "$CLONE_SKB" ] && CLONE_SKB="0"
 
