diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/beagle/board.c b/arch/arm/boards/beagle/board.c
index 19bf740ad..ec26528cd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/beagle/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/beagle/board.c
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ static int beagle_board_init(void)
 {
 	int in_sdram = running_in_sdram();
 
-	omap3_core_init();
+	if (!in_sdram)
+		omap3_core_init();
 
 	mux_config();
 	/* Dont reconfigure SDRAM while running in SDRAM! */
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/omap343xdsp/board.c b/arch/arm/boards/omap343xdsp/board.c
index 2343dc03f..692cf9ac4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/omap343xdsp/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/omap343xdsp/board.c
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ static int sdp343x_board_init(void)
 {
 	int in_sdram = running_in_sdram();
 
-	omap3_core_init();
+	if (!in_sdram)
+		omap3_core_init();
 
 	mux_config();
 	if (!in_sdram)
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/phycard-a-l1/pca-a-l1.c b/arch/arm/boards/phycard-a-l1/pca-a-l1.c
index f2d10f2e6..665224211 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/phycard-a-l1/pca-a-l1.c
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/phycard-a-l1/pca-a-l1.c
@@ -297,7 +297,8 @@ static int pcaal1_board_init(void)
 {
 	int in_sdram = running_in_sdram();
 
-	omap3_core_init();
+	if (!in_sdram)
+		omap3_core_init();
 
 	pcaal1_mux_config();
 	/* Dont reconfigure SDRAM while running in SDRAM! */