diff --git a/drivers/renesas/common/io/io_rcar.c b/drivers/renesas/common/io/io_rcar.c
index fa7b958..45ef386 100644
--- a/drivers/renesas/common/io/io_rcar.c
+++ b/drivers/renesas/common/io/io_rcar.c
@@ -423,15 +423,17 @@
 		WARN("Firmware Image Package header failed to seek\n");
 		goto error;
 	}
-#if RCAR_BL2_DCACHE == 1
-	inv_dcache_range((uint64_t) header, sizeof(header));
-#endif
+
 	rc = io_read(handle, (uintptr_t) &header, sizeof(header), &cnt);
 	if (rc != IO_SUCCESS) {
 		WARN("Firmware Image Package header failed to read\n");
 		goto error;
 	}
 
+#if RCAR_BL2_DCACHE == 1
+	inv_dcache_range((uint64_t) header, sizeof(header));
+#endif
+
 	rcar_image_number = header[0];
 	for (i = 0; i < rcar_image_number + 2; i++) {
 		rcar_image_header[i] = header[i * 2 + 1];
@@ -449,10 +451,7 @@
 		WARN("Firmware Image Package header failed to seek cert\n");
 		goto error;
 	}
-#if RCAR_BL2_DCACHE == 1
-	inv_dcache_range(RCAR_SDRAM_certESS,
-			 RCAR_CERT_SIZE * (2 + rcar_image_number));
-#endif
+
 	rc = io_read(handle, RCAR_SDRAM_certESS,
 		     RCAR_CERT_SIZE * (2 + rcar_image_number), &cnt);
 	if (rc != IO_SUCCESS) {
@@ -460,6 +459,11 @@
 		goto error;
 	}
 
+#if RCAR_BL2_DCACHE == 1
+	inv_dcache_range(RCAR_SDRAM_certESS,
+			 RCAR_CERT_SIZE * (2 + rcar_image_number));
+#endif
+
 	rcar_cert_load = RCAR_CERT_LOAD;
 error: