diff --git a/lib_blackfin/board.c b/lib_blackfin/board.c
index cc89590..49465d2 100644
--- a/lib_blackfin/board.c
+++ b/lib_blackfin/board.c
@@ -327,8 +327,8 @@
 #if	!defined(CONFIG_SYS_NO_FLASH)
 	/* Initialize the flash and protect u-boot by default */
 	extern flash_info_t flash_info[];
-	ulong size = flash_init();
 	puts("Flash: ");
+	ulong size = flash_init();
 	print_size(size, "\n");
 	flash_protect(FLAG_PROTECT_SET, CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE,
 		CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE + CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_LEN - 1,