diff --git a/lib_blackfin/board.c b/lib_blackfin/board.c
index 2679b43..e184fd2 100644
--- a/lib_blackfin/board.c
+++ b/lib_blackfin/board.c
@@ -380,6 +380,11 @@
 	spi_init_r();
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CMD_NAND
+	puts("NAND:  ");
+	nand_init();		/* go init the NAND */
+#endif
+
 	/* relocate environment function pointers etc. */
 	env_relocate();
 
@@ -427,11 +432,6 @@
 		copy_filename(BootFile, s, sizeof(BootFile));
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_CMD_NAND
-	puts("NAND:  ");
-	nand_init();		/* go init the NAND */
-#endif
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_MISC_INIT_R)
 	/* miscellaneous platform dependent initialisations */
 	misc_init_r();