diff --git a/common/board_r.c b/common/board_r.c
index c24d9b4..b92c1bb 100644
--- a/common/board_r.c
+++ b/common/board_r.c
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@
 static init_fnc_t init_sequence_r[] = {
 	initr_trace,
 	initr_reloc,
+	event_init,
 	/* TODO: could x86/PPC have this also perhaps? */
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARM) || defined(CONFIG_RISCV)
 	initr_caches,