diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit.c b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit.c
index 93a2eae9..0dcd952 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit.c
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@
 	size_t mrc_size;
 	ramctr_timing *ctrl_cached = NULL;
 
+	timestamp_add_now(TS_BEFORE_INITRAM);
+
 	MCHBAR32(SAPMCTL) |= 1;
 
 	/* Wait for ME to be ready */
@@ -458,6 +460,8 @@
 
 	report_memory_config();
 
+	timestamp_add_now(TS_AFTER_INITRAM);
+
 	cbmem_was_inited = !cbmem_recovery(s3resume);
 	if (!fast_boot)
 		save_timings(&ctrl);
@@ -473,8 +477,5 @@
 void perform_raminit(int s3resume)
 {
 	post_code(0x3a);
-
-	timestamp_add_now(TS_BEFORE_INITRAM);
-
 	init_dram_ddr3(s3resume, cpu_get_cpuid());
 }
diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_mrc.c b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_mrc.c
index 8d13e55..149860d 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_mrc.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_mrc.c
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@
 	pei_data.boot_mode = s3resume ? 2 : 0;
 	timestamp_add_now(TS_BEFORE_INITRAM);
 	sdram_initialize(&pei_data);
+	timestamp_add_now(TS_AFTER_INITRAM);
 
 	/* Sanity check mrc_var location by verifying a known field */
 	mrc_var = (void *)DCACHE_RAM_MRC_VAR_BASE;
diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/romstage.c b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/romstage.c
index fad8e2f9..49f334e 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/romstage.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/romstage.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <device/pci_ops.h>
 #include <cpu/x86/lapic.h>
 #include <romstage_handoff.h>
-#include <timestamp.h>
 #include "sandybridge.h"
 #include <arch/romstage.h>
 #include <device/pci_def.h>
@@ -63,8 +62,6 @@
 
 	perform_raminit(s3resume);
 
-	timestamp_add_now(TS_AFTER_INITRAM);
-
 	post_code(0x3b);
 	/* Perform some initialization that must run before stage2 */
 	early_pch_reset_pmcon();
diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/x4x/raminit.c b/src/northbridge/intel/x4x/raminit.c
index 586df38..59abe4d 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/x4x/raminit.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/x4x/raminit.c
@@ -684,6 +684,8 @@
 
 	pci_or_config8(HOST_BRIDGE, 0xf4, 1);
 
+	timestamp_add_now(TS_AFTER_INITRAM);
+
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "RAM initialization finished.\n");
 
 	cbmem_was_inited = !cbmem_recovery(s.boot_path == BOOT_PATH_RESUME);
@@ -695,6 +697,5 @@
 		system_reset();
 	}
 
-	timestamp_add_now(TS_AFTER_INITRAM);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "Memory initialized\n");
 }