diff --git a/configs/stm32f746g-disco/src/stm32_appinitialize.c b/configs/stm32f746g-disco/src/stm32_appinitialize.c
index 1ea76548960..aa2818899ab 100644
--- a/configs/stm32f746g-disco/src/stm32_appinitialize.c
+++ b/configs/stm32f746g-disco/src/stm32_appinitialize.c
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ int board_app_initialize(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_FS_PROCFS
   int ret;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_STM32_CCM_PROCFS
+  /* Register the CCM procfs entry.  This must be done before the procfs is
+   * mounted.
+   */
+
+  (void)ccm_procfs_register();
+#endif
+
   /* Mount the procfs file system */
 
   ret = mount(NULL, SAMV71_PROCFS_MOUNTPOINT, "procfs", 0, NULL);
@@ -73,12 +81,6 @@ int board_app_initialize(void)
       SYSLOG("ERROR: Failed to mount procfs at %s: %d\n",
              SAMV71_PROCFS_MOUNTPOINT, ret);
     }
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_STM32_CCM_PROCFS
-  /* Register the CCM procfs entry */
-
-  (void)ccm_procfs_register();
-#endif
 #endif
 
   return OK;