diff --git a/os/common/startup/ARM/compilers/GCC/crt0.S b/os/common/startup/ARM/compilers/GCC/crt0.S
index 43cb723ab..25f325fc3 100644
--- a/os/common/startup/ARM/compilers/GCC/crt0.S
+++ b/os/common/startup/ARM/compilers/GCC/crt0.S
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ bssloop:
                  * Late initialization.
                  */
 #if !defined(THUMB_NO_INTERWORKING)
+#if defined(CH_CFG_USE_MMU)
+                bl      __core_init
+#endif
                 bl      __late_init
 #else /* defined(THUMB_NO_INTERWORKING) */
                 add     r0, pc, #1