diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/board.c b/arch/arm/lib/board.c
index e0cb635..4d0fc3c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/board.c
@@ -371,9 +371,10 @@ void board_init_f(ulong bootflag)
        gd->fb_base = CONFIG_FB_ADDR;
 #else
        /* reserve memory for LCD display (always full pages) */
-       addr = lcd_setmem(addr);
-       gd->fb_base = addr;
+       gd->fb_base = lcd_setmem(addr);
 #endif /* CONFIG_FB_ADDR */
+       /* always continue placement below the frame buffer to not
overlap */
+       addr = gd->fb_base;
 #endif /* CONFIG_LCD */