diff --git a/src/python/gem5/components/boards/arm_board.py b/src/python/gem5/components/boards/arm_board.py
index 10e2c0eb82..b439edf970 100644
--- a/src/python/gem5/components/boards/arm_board.py
+++ b/src/python/gem5/components/boards/arm_board.py
@@ -320,10 +320,6 @@ class ArmBoard(ArmSystem, AbstractBoard, KernelDiskWorkload):
         # The workload needs to know the dtb_file.
         self.workload.dtb_filename = self._get_dtb_filename()
 
-        # Calling generateDtb from class ArmSystem to add memory information to
-        # the dtb file.
-        self.generateDtb(self._get_dtb_filename())
-
         # Finally we need to setup the bootloader for the ArmBoard. An ARM
         # system requires three inputs to simulate a full system: a disk image,
         # the kernel file and the bootloader file(s).
@@ -331,6 +327,10 @@ class ArmBoard(ArmSystem, AbstractBoard, KernelDiskWorkload):
             self, self._get_dtb_filename(), self._bootloader
         )
 
+        # Calling generateDtb from class ArmSystem to add memory information to
+        # the dtb file.
+        self.generateDtb(self._get_dtb_filename())
+
     def _get_dtb_filename(self) -> str:
         """Returns the dtb file location.