diff --git a/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/lib/brcm63xx.sh b/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/lib/brcm63xx.sh
index 058833963f..2c18762d19 100755
--- a/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/lib/brcm63xx.sh
+++ b/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/lib/brcm63xx.sh
@@ -269,5 +269,3 @@ brcm63xx_board_name() {
 
 	echo $name
 }
-
-brcm63xx_detect
diff --git a/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/lib/preinit/03_do_brcm63xx.sh b/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/lib/preinit/03_do_brcm63xx.sh
index dd60c4995e..4179695024 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/lib/preinit/03_do_brcm63xx.sh
+++ b/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/lib/preinit/03_do_brcm63xx.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 do_brcm63xx() {
 	. /lib/brcm63xx.sh
+
+	brcm63xx_detect
 }
 
 boot_hook_add preinit_main do_brcm63xx