diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/coreboot/coreboot.c b/arch/x86/cpu/coreboot/coreboot.c
index 835b2c77746..da43d66e95d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/coreboot/coreboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/coreboot/coreboot.c
@@ -21,7 +21,14 @@
 
 int arch_cpu_init(void)
 {
-	int ret = get_coreboot_info(&lib_sysinfo);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_RUN_64BIT) ? x86_cpu_reinit_f() :
+		x86_cpu_init_f();
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = get_coreboot_info(&lib_sysinfo);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		printf("Failed to parse coreboot tables.\n");
 		return ret;
@@ -29,8 +36,7 @@ int arch_cpu_init(void)
 
 	timestamp_init();
 
-	return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_RUN_64BIT) ? x86_cpu_reinit_f() :
-		 x86_cpu_init_f();
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int checkcpu(void)