diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit.c b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit.c
index dcf9f637f3..bbb743ff35 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <cbfs.h>
 #include <ip_checksum.h>
 #include <pc80/mc146818rtc.h>
+#include <device/pci_def.h>
 #include "raminit.h"
 #include "pei_data.h"
 #include "sandybridge.h"
@@ -365,7 +366,13 @@ void sdram_initialize(struct pei_data *pei_data)
 		version >> 24 , (version >> 16) & 0xff,
 		(version >> 8) & 0xff, version & 0xff);
 
-	intel_early_me_init_done(ME_INIT_STATUS_SUCCESS);
+	/* Send ME init done for SandyBridge here.  This is done
+	 * inside the SystemAgent binary on IvyBridge. */
+	if (BASE_REV_SNB ==
+	    (pci_read_config16(PCI_CPU_DEVICE, PCI_DEVICE_ID) & BASE_REV_MASK))
+		intel_early_me_init_done(ME_INIT_STATUS_SUCCESS);
+	else
+		intel_early_me_status();
 
 	report_memory_config();