diff --git a/sys/arm/freescale/imx/imx_sdhci.c b/sys/arm/freescale/imx/imx_sdhci.c
index 2d83fd6ff9c2..2e3d1a5b5b0f 100644
--- a/sys/arm/freescale/imx/imx_sdhci.c
+++ b/sys/arm/freescale/imx/imx_sdhci.c
@@ -730,9 +730,6 @@ imx_sdhci_attach(device_t dev)
 		sc->baseclk_hz = imx51_get_clock(IMX51CLK_PERCLK_ROOT);
 	}
 
-	sdhci_init_slot(dev, &sc->slot, 0);
-	callout_init(&sc->r1bfix_callout, true);
-
 	/*
 	 * If the slot is flagged with the non-removable property, set our flag
 	 * to always force the SDHCI_CARD_PRESENT bit on.
@@ -752,6 +749,9 @@ imx_sdhci_attach(device_t dev)
 		sc->force_card_present = true;
 	}
 
+	callout_init(&sc->r1bfix_callout, true);
+	sdhci_init_slot(dev, &sc->slot, 0);
+
 	bus_generic_probe(dev);
 	bus_generic_attach(dev);