diff --git a/common/main.c b/common/main.c
index 5d8454e..2314f27 100644
--- a/common/main.c
+++ b/common/main.c
@@ -369,16 +369,14 @@ void main_loop (void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PREBOOT
 	char *p;
 #endif
+
+	bootstage_mark_name(BOOTSTAGE_ID_MAIN_LOOP, "main_loop");
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT
 	unsigned long bootcount = 0;
 	unsigned long bootlimit = 0;
 	char *bcs;
 	char bcs_set[16];
-#endif /* CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT */
-
-	bootstage_mark_name(BOOTSTAGE_ID_MAIN_LOOP, "main_loop");
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT
 	bootcount = bootcount_load();
 	bootcount++;
 	bootcount_store (bootcount);