diff --git a/lib_arm/board.c b/lib_arm/board.c
index 5d05d9b9279b96a2df848dd264c7ede4c9f62075..e3040acdc62760075eee407d2744fafddf820741 100644
--- a/lib_arm/board.c
+++ b/lib_arm/board.c
@@ -316,6 +316,9 @@ void start_armboot (void)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* armboot_start is defined in the board-specific linker script */
+	mem_malloc_init (_armboot_start - CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN);
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_SYS_NO_FLASH
 	/* configure available FLASH banks */
 	display_flash_config (flash_init ());
@@ -350,9 +353,6 @@ void start_armboot (void)
 	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_LCD */
 
-	/* armboot_start is defined in the board-specific linker script */
-	mem_malloc_init (_armboot_start - CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN);
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NAND)
 	puts ("NAND:  ");
 	nand_init();		/* go init the NAND */
diff --git a/lib_blackfin/board.c b/lib_blackfin/board.c
index 49465d2a058a706c543b8f7d989c8a2724e9c143..047f16418f8aa4c1c067e71198e9afd3bc836a53 100644
--- a/lib_blackfin/board.c
+++ b/lib_blackfin/board.c
@@ -324,6 +324,10 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t * id, ulong dest_addr)
 	post_reloc();
 #endif
 
+	/* initialize malloc() area */
+	mem_malloc_init();
+	malloc_bin_reloc();
+
 #if	!defined(CONFIG_SYS_NO_FLASH)
 	/* Initialize the flash and protect u-boot by default */
 	extern flash_info_t flash_info[];
@@ -341,9 +345,6 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t * id, ulong dest_addr)
 	bd->bi_flashsize = 0;
 	bd->bi_flashoffset = 0;
 #endif
-	/* initialize malloc() area */
-	mem_malloc_init();
-	malloc_bin_reloc();
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_NAND
 	puts("NAND:  ");
diff --git a/lib_m68k/board.c b/lib_m68k/board.c
index db45b00b1e3eacef5884d8074b3bc7716027e455..584d1fff32f8e0efcdab66a8d1a0d70bcaae66b3 100644
--- a/lib_m68k/board.c
+++ b/lib_m68k/board.c
@@ -519,6 +519,10 @@ void board_init_r (gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
 	 */
 	trap_init (CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE);
 
+	/* initialize malloc() area */
+	mem_malloc_init ();
+	malloc_bin_reloc ();
+
 #if !defined(CONFIG_SYS_NO_FLASH)
 	puts ("FLASH: ");
 
@@ -563,10 +567,6 @@ void board_init_r (gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
 
 	WATCHDOG_RESET ();
 
-	/* initialize malloc() area */
-	mem_malloc_init ();
-	malloc_bin_reloc ();
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPI
 # if !defined(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_EEPROM)
 	spi_init_f ();
diff --git a/lib_mips/board.c b/lib_mips/board.c
index 061901e9725a2d7f6d9f000a2522e59f84195658..f8ac234d10884bc4a8f75dd9445ce9498466e99e 100644
--- a/lib_mips/board.c
+++ b/lib_mips/board.c
@@ -370,6 +370,10 @@ void board_init_r (gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
 
 	bd = gd->bd;
 
+	/* initialize malloc() area */
+	mem_malloc_init();
+	malloc_bin_reloc();
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_SYS_NO_FLASH
 	/* configure available FLASH banks */
 	size = flash_init();
@@ -384,10 +388,6 @@ void board_init_r (gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
 	bd->bi_flashoffset = 0;
 #endif
 
-	/* initialize malloc() area */
-	mem_malloc_init();
-	malloc_bin_reloc();
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_NAND
 	puts ("NAND:  ");
 	nand_init ();		/* go init the NAND */
diff --git a/lib_nios/board.c b/lib_nios/board.c
index 63e79aec28ea98d44f5b5d1044582eba87934c34..9d8eea796245b8a9714d468d12f9b98d02ef2735 100644
--- a/lib_nios/board.c
+++ b/lib_nios/board.c
@@ -142,12 +142,14 @@ void board_init (void)
 		}
 	}
 
+	WATCHDOG_RESET ();
+	mem_malloc_init();
+	malloc_bin_reloc();
+
 	WATCHDOG_RESET ();
 	bd->bi_flashsize = flash_init();
 
 	WATCHDOG_RESET ();
-	mem_malloc_init();
-	malloc_bin_reloc();
 	env_relocate();
 
 	bd->bi_ip_addr = getenv_IPaddr ("ipaddr");
diff --git a/lib_nios2/board.c b/lib_nios2/board.c
index 70fad1b87029f2c54c05f248b9b2b48bf3003746..0677e999952ac82994c91215e8e4a7099cd6dc55 100644
--- a/lib_nios2/board.c
+++ b/lib_nios2/board.c
@@ -148,12 +148,14 @@ void board_init (void)
 		}
 	}
 
+	WATCHDOG_RESET ();
+	mem_malloc_init();
+	malloc_bin_reloc();
+
 	WATCHDOG_RESET ();
 	bd->bi_flashsize = flash_init();
 
 	WATCHDOG_RESET ();
-	mem_malloc_init();
-	malloc_bin_reloc();
 	env_relocate();
 
 	bd->bi_ip_addr = getenv_IPaddr ("ipaddr");
diff --git a/lib_ppc/board.c b/lib_ppc/board.c
index 9e944fa38a161036c066c61fad2ca135cfc6fe0c..a0e6b208a730d0a6cf4a915203d1be7593325147 100644
--- a/lib_ppc/board.c
+++ b/lib_ppc/board.c
@@ -775,6 +775,10 @@ void board_init_r (gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
 
 	asm ("sync ; isync");
 
+	/* initialize malloc() area */
+	mem_malloc_init ();
+	malloc_bin_reloc ();
+
 #if !defined(CONFIG_SYS_NO_FLASH)
 	puts ("FLASH: ");
 
@@ -832,10 +836,6 @@ void board_init_r (gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
 
 	WATCHDOG_RESET ();
 
-	/* initialize malloc() area */
-	mem_malloc_init ();
-	malloc_bin_reloc ();
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPI
 # if !defined(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_EEPROM)
 	spi_init_f ();
diff --git a/lib_sh/board.c b/lib_sh/board.c
index 2fd213ba3dd1fd7c4aae3c766ab239535ee2bc37..183110fe30b42b15d89c71a41bc5376b121d4206 100644
--- a/lib_sh/board.c
+++ b/lib_sh/board.c
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ init_fnc_t *init_sequence[] =
 	checkboard,		/* Check support board */
 	dram_init,		/* SDRAM init */
 	timer_init,		/* SuperH Timer (TCNT0 only) init */
-	sh_flash_init,	/* Flash memory(NOR) init*/
 	sh_mem_env_init,
+	sh_flash_init,	/* Flash memory(NOR) init*/
 	INIT_FUNC_NAND_INIT/* Flash memory (NAND) init */
 	INIT_FUNC_PCI_INIT	/* PCI init */
 	devices_init,
diff --git a/lib_sparc/board.c b/lib_sparc/board.c
index 2f3e6733b60af00a06baedb6477a9c305924d940..628d46d3085e3600535923274c83ae97190d9039 100644
--- a/lib_sparc/board.c
+++ b/lib_sparc/board.c
@@ -331,6 +331,10 @@ void board_init_f(ulong bootflag)
 	 */
 	interrupt_init();
 
+	/* initialize malloc() area */
+	mem_malloc_init();
+	malloc_bin_reloc();
+
 #if !defined(CONFIG_SYS_NO_FLASH)
 	puts("FLASH: ");
 
@@ -371,11 +375,6 @@ void board_init_f(ulong bootflag)
 	bd->bi_flashoffset = 0;
 #endif				/* !CONFIG_SYS_NO_FLASH */
 
-	/* initialize malloc() area */
-	mem_malloc_init();
-
-	malloc_bin_reloc();
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPI
 # if !defined(CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_EEPROM)
 	spi_init_f();