diff --git a/post/tests.c b/post/tests.c
index 0c49e324471036e9d2d2ac6dc20c0b6c4eeafa2d..698f85c98d43b7cdc7f145fac7df7120a1047f3f 100644
--- a/post/tests.c
+++ b/post/tests.c
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ struct post_test post_list[] =
     {
 	"ECC test",
 	"ecc",
-	"This test checks ECC facility of memory.",
-	POST_ROM | POST_ALWAYS,
+	"This test checks the ECC facility of memory.",
+	POST_ROM | POST_ALWAYS | POST_PREREL,
 	&ecc_post_test,
 	NULL,
 	NULL,