diff --git a/src/northbridge/amd/cimx/rd890/late.c b/src/northbridge/amd/cimx/rd890/late.c
index 1a345a23a2..13ca09cd85 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/amd/cimx/rd890/late.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/amd/cimx/rd890/late.c
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ static void ioapic_init(struct device *dev)
 
 	pci_write_config32(dev, 0xF8, 0x1);
 	ioapic_base = pci_read_config32(dev, 0xFC) & 0xfffffff0;
+	clear_ioapic(ioapic_base);
 	setup_ioapic(ioapic_base, 1);
 }