diff --git a/common/board_f.c b/common/board_f.c
index 552552e3280f7902e9199f027fbbf4245e612fb3..3c4437341a90fe1adde1ce141d3033a918377e7f 100644
--- a/common/board_f.c
+++ b/common/board_f.c
@@ -775,11 +775,12 @@ static int initf_dm(void)
 	bootstage_accum(BOOTSTAGE_ID_ACCUM_DM_F);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_TIMER_EARLY
-	ret = dm_timer_init();
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TIMER_EARLY)) {
+		ret = dm_timer_init();
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
 #endif
 
 	return 0;