diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/tegra2/board.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/tegra2/board.c
index d0a599edc5..803ddc15d9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/tegra2/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/tegra2/board.c
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ int arch_cpu_init(void)
 	/* We didn't do this init in start.S, so do it now */
 	cpu_init_cp15();
 
+	/* Initialize essential common plls */
+	clock_early_init();
+
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/board/nvidia/common/board.c b/board/nvidia/common/board.c
index 219b26aac4..0ff656aeee 100644
--- a/board/nvidia/common/board.c
+++ b/board/nvidia/common/board.c
@@ -143,9 +143,6 @@ int board_early_init_f(void)
 	uart_ids |= UARTD;
 #endif
 
-	/* Initialize essential common plls */
-	clock_early_init();
-
 	/* Initialize UART clocks */
 	clock_init_uart(uart_ids);