diff --git a/src/soc/amd/cezanne/early_fch.c b/src/soc/amd/cezanne/early_fch.c
index bddcbee418..7782d43fdd 100644
--- a/src/soc/amd/cezanne/early_fch.c
+++ b/src/soc/amd/cezanne/early_fch.c
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ void configure_port80_routing_early(void)
 /* Before console init */
 void fch_pre_init(void)
 {
+	/* Enable_acpimmio_decode_pm04 to enable the ACPIMMIO decode which is needed to access
+	   the GPIO registers. */
+	enable_acpimmio_decode_pm04();
 	lpc_early_init();
 	fch_spi_early_init();
-	enable_acpimmio_decode_pm04();
 	fch_smbus_init();
 	fch_enable_cf9_io();
 	fch_enable_legacy_io();
diff --git a/src/soc/amd/picasso/early_fch.c b/src/soc/amd/picasso/early_fch.c
index ae3aed2d98..3d1cd1b2e7 100644
--- a/src/soc/amd/picasso/early_fch.c
+++ b/src/soc/amd/picasso/early_fch.c
@@ -42,13 +42,15 @@ static void reset_i2c_peripherals(void)
 /* Before console init */
 void fch_pre_init(void)
 {
+	/* Enable_acpimmio_decode_pm04 to enable the ACPIMMIO decode which is needed to access
+	   the GPIO registers. */
+	enable_acpimmio_decode_pm04();
 	lpc_early_init();
 
 	if (!CONFIG(SOC_AMD_COMMON_BLOCK_USE_ESPI))
 		lpc_configure_decodes();
 
 	fch_spi_early_init();
-	enable_acpimmio_decode_pm04();
 	fch_smbus_init();
 	fch_enable_cf9_io();
 	fch_enable_legacy_io();
diff --git a/src/soc/amd/stoneyridge/southbridge.c b/src/soc/amd/stoneyridge/southbridge.c
index 7493770fac..de27ac540a 100644
--- a/src/soc/amd/stoneyridge/southbridge.c
+++ b/src/soc/amd/stoneyridge/southbridge.c
@@ -328,6 +328,9 @@ void bootblock_fch_early_init(void)
 {
 	int reboot = 0;
 
+	/* Enable_acpimmio_decode_pm04 to enable the ACPIMMIO decode which is needed to access
+	   the GPIO registers. */
+	enable_acpimmio_decode_pm04();
 	lpc_enable_rom();
 	sb_enable_lpc();
 	lpc_enable_port80();
@@ -335,7 +338,6 @@ void bootblock_fch_early_init(void)
 	lpc_enable_spi_prefetch();
 	sb_init_spi_base();
 	sb_disable_4dw_burst(); /* Must be disabled on CZ(ST) */
-	enable_acpimmio_decode_pm04();
 	fch_smbus_init();
 	fch_enable_cf9_io();
 	setup_spread_spectrum(&reboot);