diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/vectors.S b/arch/arm/lib/vectors.S
index 843b18f9203d89af06146a2c872e9e917842cbef..0cb87cee7f611ddb250b0ced65c5c816db0cc930 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/vectors.S
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/vectors.S
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@
  *************************************************************************
  */
 
+_start:
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_DV_NOR_BOOT_CFG
 	.word	CONFIG_SYS_DV_NOR_BOOT_CFG
 #endif
 
-_start:
 	b	reset
 	ldr	pc, _undefined_instruction
 	ldr	pc, _software_interrupt