diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/am33xx/board.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/am33xx/board.c
index c121f27..2fc364d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/am33xx/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/am33xx/board.c
@@ -472,12 +472,15 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_OMAP
 	debug_uart_init();
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_TI_I2C_BOARD_DETECT
-	do_board_detect();
-#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 	spl_early_init();
 #endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_TI_I2C_BOARD_DETECT
+	do_board_detect();
+#endif
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_SPL_AM33XX_ENABLE_RTC32K_OSC)
 	/* Enable RTC32K clock */
 	rtc32k_enable();
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hwinit-common.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hwinit-common.c
index 1a24acb..d0781d7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hwinit-common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hwinit-common.c
@@ -193,11 +193,10 @@
 	 * to prevent overwrites.
 	 */
 	save_omap_boot_params();
-#endif
-	do_board_detect();
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 	spl_early_init();
 #endif
+	do_board_detect();
+
 	vcores_init();
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_OMAP
 	debug_uart_init();