diff --git a/configs/stm32f429i-disco/ltdc/defconfig b/configs/stm32f429i-disco/ltdc/defconfig
index bd117f55e4..1014b1d9d0 100644
--- a/configs/stm32f429i-disco/ltdc/defconfig
+++ b/configs/stm32f429i-disco/ltdc/defconfig
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ CONFIG_NAME_MAX=32
 #
 # RTOS hooks
 #
-# CONFIG_BOARD_INITIALIZE is not set
+CONFIG_BOARD_INITIALIZE=y
 # CONFIG_SCHED_STARTHOOK is not set
 # CONFIG_SCHED_ATEXIT is not set
 # CONFIG_SCHED_ONEXIT is not set
diff --git a/configs/stm32f429i-disco/src/stm32_boot.c b/configs/stm32f429i-disco/src/stm32_boot.c
index 2640c1d4bb..fb17f1ca79 100644
--- a/configs/stm32f429i-disco/src/stm32_boot.c
+++ b/configs/stm32f429i-disco/src/stm32_boot.c
@@ -104,10 +104,6 @@ void stm32_boardinitialize(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_STM32_FSMC
   stm32_enablefsmc();
 #endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_STM32_LTDC
-  up_fbinitialize();
-#endif
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************
@@ -126,6 +122,10 @@ void stm32_boardinitialize(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOARD_INITIALIZE
 void board_initialize(void)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_STM32_LTDC
+  up_fbinitialize();
+#endif
+
   /* Perform NSH initialization here instead of from the NSH.  This
    * alternative NSH initialization is necessary when NSH is ran in user-space
    * but the initialization function must run in kernel space.