diff --git a/drivers/ddr/imx/imx8m/ddr_init.c b/drivers/ddr/imx/imx8m/ddr_init.c
index 99a67edfb0..b70bcc383f 100644
--- a/drivers/ddr/imx/imx8m/ddr_init.c
+++ b/drivers/ddr/imx/imx8m/ddr_init.c
@@ -235,8 +235,6 @@ int ddr_init(struct dram_timing_info *dram_timing)
 
 	/* Step26: Set back register in Step4 to the original values if desired */
 	reg32_write(DDRC_RFSHCTL3(0), 0x0000000);
-	/* enable selfref_en by default */
-	setbits_le32(DDRC_PWRCTL(0), 0x1);
 
 	/* enable port 0 */
 	reg32_write(DDRC_PCTRL_0(0), 0x00000001);
@@ -244,6 +242,9 @@ int ddr_init(struct dram_timing_info *dram_timing)
 
 	board_dram_ecc_scrub();
 
+	/* enable selfref_en by default */
+	setbits_le32(DDRC_PWRCTL(0), 0x1);
+
 	/* save the dram timing config into memory */
 	dram_config_save(dram_timing, CONFIG_SAVED_DRAM_TIMING_BASE);