diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/shared/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/shared/ChangeLog
index e412505775..0084f1b7b0 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/shared/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/shared/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-09-18	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
+
+	* bootcard.c: Perform bsp_start() before bsp_get_work_area().
+
 2008-09-17	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
 
 	* bootcard.c: Add support for optionally having a unified work area. In
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/shared/bootcard.c b/c/src/lib/libbsp/shared/bootcard.c
index 5fa922c83d..4b551fc11e 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/shared/bootcard.c
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/shared/bootcard.c
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ int boot_card(
   else
     rtems_progname = "RTEMS";
 
+  /*
+   * Invoke Board Support Package initialization routine written in C.
+   */
+  bsp_start();
+
   /*
    *  Find out where the block of memory the BSP will use for
    *  the RTEMS Workspace and the C Program Heap is.
@@ -198,11 +203,6 @@ int boot_card(
     }
   #endif
 
-  /*
-   * Invoke Board Support Package initialization routine written in C.
-   */
-  bsp_start();
-
   /*
    *  Initialize RTEMS data structures
    */