diff --git a/plat/nvidia/tegra/common/tegra_bl31_setup.c b/plat/nvidia/tegra/common/tegra_bl31_setup.c
index 8307af7..a61146d 100644
--- a/plat/nvidia/tegra/common/tegra_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/nvidia/tegra/common/tegra_bl31_setup.c
@@ -205,6 +205,11 @@
 	}
 
 	/*
+	 * Initialize delay timer
+	 */
+	tegra_delay_timer_init();
+
+	/*
 	 * Do initial security configuration to allow DRAM/device access.
 	 */
 	tegra_memctrl_tzdram_setup(plat_bl31_params_from_bl2.tzdram_base,
@@ -264,11 +269,6 @@
 	plat_gic_setup();
 
 	/*
-	 * Initialize delay timer
-	 */
-	tegra_delay_timer_init();
-
-	/*
 	 * Setup secondary CPU POR infrastructure.
 	 */
 	plat_secondary_setup();