diff --git a/arch/mips/powertv/asic/asic_devices.c b/arch/mips/powertv/asic/asic_devices.c
index 8ee77887306a..9ec523e4dd06 100644
--- a/arch/mips/powertv/asic/asic_devices.c
+++ b/arch/mips/powertv/asic/asic_devices.c
@@ -472,6 +472,9 @@ void __init configure_platform(void)
 		 * it*/
 		platform_features = FFS_CAPABLE | DISPLAY_CAPABLE;
 
+		/* Cronus and Cronus Lite have the same register map */
+		set_register_map(CRONUS_IO_BASE, &cronus_register_map);
+
 		/* ASIC version will determine if this is a real CronusLite or
 		 * Castrati(Cronus) */
 		chipversion  = asic_read(chipver3) << 24;
@@ -484,8 +487,6 @@ void __init configure_platform(void)
 		else
 			asic = ASIC_CRONUSLITE;
 
-		/* Cronus and Cronus Lite have the same register map */
-		set_register_map(CRONUS_IO_BASE, &cronus_register_map);
 		gp_resources = non_dvr_cronuslite_resources;
 		pr_info("Platform: 4600 - %s, NON_DVR_CAPABLE, "
 			"chipversion=0x%08X\n",