diff --git a/common/board_f.c b/common/board_f.c
index 23d8f6461a528647b5cb261519843ac1b11aaa8b..f81f70d442ffe0230e268ab163e047d7c5691a40 100644
--- a/common/board_f.c
+++ b/common/board_f.c
@@ -812,6 +812,7 @@ static init_fnc_t init_sequence_f[] = {
 	setup_mon_len,
 	setup_fdt,
 	trace_early_init,
+	initf_malloc,
 #if defined(CONFIG_MPC85xx) || defined(CONFIG_MPC86xx)
 	/* TODO: can this go into arch_cpu_init()? */
 	probecpu,
@@ -826,7 +827,6 @@ static init_fnc_t init_sequence_f[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF_CONTROL
 	fdtdec_check_fdt,
 #endif
-	initf_malloc,
 	initf_dm,
 #if defined(CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F)
 	board_early_init_f,