diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_common.c b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_common.c
index 5347c5c493..53f28c6cd6 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_common.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit_common.c
@@ -1524,6 +1524,24 @@ static void test_timC(ramctr_timing * ctrl, int channel, int slotrank)
 	wait_428c(channel);
 }
 
+static void timC_threshold_process(int *data, const int count)
+{
+	int min = data[0];
+	int max = min;
+	int i;
+	for (i = 1; i < count; i++) {
+		if (min > data[i])
+			min = data[i];
+		if (max < data[i])
+			max = data[i];
+	}
+	int threshold = min/2 + max/2;
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
+		data[i] = data[i] > threshold;
+	printram("threshold=%d min=%d max=%d\n",
+		 threshold, min, max);
+}
+
 static int discover_timC(ramctr_timing *ctrl, int channel, int slotrank)
 {
 	int timC;
@@ -1554,14 +1572,25 @@ static int discover_timC(ramctr_timing *ctrl, int channel, int slotrank)
 		}
 	}
 	FOR_ALL_LANES {
-		struct run rn =
-		    get_longest_zero_run(statistics[lane], MAX_TIMC + 1);
-		ctrl->timings[channel][slotrank].lanes[lane].timC = rn.middle;
-		if (rn.all) {
+		struct run rn = get_longest_zero_run(
+			statistics[lane], ARRAY_SIZE(statistics[lane]));
+		if (rn.all || rn.length < 8) {
 			printk(BIOS_EMERG, "timC discovery failed: %d, %d, %d\n",
 			       channel, slotrank, lane);
-			return MAKE_ERR;
+			/* With command training not happend yet, the lane can
+			 * be erroneous. Take the avarage as reference and try
+			 * again to find a run.
+			 */
+			timC_threshold_process(statistics[lane],
+					       ARRAY_SIZE(statistics[lane]));
+			rn = get_longest_zero_run(statistics[lane],
+						 ARRAY_SIZE(statistics[lane]));
+			if (rn.all || rn.length < 8) {
+				printk(BIOS_EMERG, "timC recovery failed\n");
+				return MAKE_ERR;
+			}
 		}
+		ctrl->timings[channel][slotrank].lanes[lane].timC = rn.middle;
 		printram("timC: %d, %d, %d: 0x%02x-0x%02x-0x%02x\n",
 			channel, slotrank, lane, rn.start, rn.middle, rn.end);
 	}