diff --git a/src/cpu/samsung/exynos5250/cpu.c b/src/cpu/samsung/exynos5250/cpu.c
index d2a6df7..3687ea8 100644
--- a/src/cpu/samsung/exynos5250/cpu.c
+++ b/src/cpu/samsung/exynos5250/cpu.c
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@
 	lcdbase = (uintptr_t)cbmem_add(CBMEM_ID_CONSOLE, fb_size);
 	printk(BIOS_SPEW, "LCD framebuffer base is %p\n", (void *)(lcdbase));
 
+	memset((void *)lcdbase, 0, fb_size);	/* clear the framebuffer */
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to clean and invalidate the framebuffer region and disable
 	 * caching as well. We assume that our dcache <--> memory address
@@ -114,7 +116,6 @@
 	mmio_resource(dev, 1, lcdbase/KiB, (fb_size + KiB - 1)/KiB);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG,
 	       "Initializing Exynos VGA, base %p\n", (void *)lcdbase);
-	memset((void *)lcdbase, 0, fb_size);	/* clear the framebuffer */
 	ret = lcd_ctrl_init(fb_size, &panel, (void *)lcdbase);
 }