diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/am33xx/ddr.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/am33xx/ddr.c
index 448cc4015766215ca9aeee645db332aacb668cde..7932a39e7c2da2906f44f7f6b405b962be4914d0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/am33xx/ddr.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/am33xx/ddr.c
@@ -54,10 +54,13 @@ void config_sdram(const struct emif_regs *regs)
 		writel(0x2800, &emif_reg->emif_sdram_ref_ctrl);
 		writel(regs->zq_config, &emif_reg->emif_zq_config);
 		writel(regs->sdram_config, &cstat->secure_emif_sdram_config);
+		writel(regs->sdram_config, &emif_reg->emif_sdram_config);
+		writel(regs->ref_ctrl, &emif_reg->emif_sdram_ref_ctrl);
+		writel(regs->ref_ctrl, &emif_reg->emif_sdram_ref_ctrl_shdw);
 	}
-	writel(regs->sdram_config, &emif_reg->emif_sdram_config);
 	writel(regs->ref_ctrl, &emif_reg->emif_sdram_ref_ctrl);
 	writel(regs->ref_ctrl, &emif_reg->emif_sdram_ref_ctrl_shdw);
+	writel(regs->sdram_config, &emif_reg->emif_sdram_config);
 }
 
 /**