diff --git a/board/xaeniax/xaeniax.c b/board/xaeniax/xaeniax.c
index 26fb312..9baa457 100644
--- a/board/xaeniax/xaeniax.c
+++ b/board/xaeniax/xaeniax.c
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@
 
 #include <common.h>
 
-/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 /*
  * Miscelaneous platform dependent initialisations
@@ -39,8 +38,6 @@
 
 int board_init (void)
 {
-	DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
-
 	/* memory and cpu-speed are setup before relocation */
 	/* so we do _nothing_ here */
 
@@ -63,8 +60,6 @@
 
 int dram_init (void)
 {
-	DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
-
 	gd->bd->bi_dram[0].start = PHYS_SDRAM_1;
 	gd->bd->bi_dram[0].size = PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE;
 	/*	gd->bd->bi_dram[1].start = PHYS_SDRAM_2;*/