diff --git a/kernel/main.c b/kernel/main.c
index cb3d1c59..891b5528 100644
--- a/kernel/main.c
+++ b/kernel/main.c
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ int main(void)
 	tid_t lwip_id;
 #endif
 
+	kprintf("Here is MetalSVM %s\n", METALSVM_VERSION);
+
 	system_init();
 	irq_init();
 	timer_init();
@@ -202,7 +204,6 @@ int main(void)
 
 	irq_enable();
 
-	kprintf("Here is MetalSVM %s\n", METALSVM_VERSION);
 	kprintf("Kernel starts at %p and ends at %p\n", &kernel_start, &kernel_end);
 
 	detect_cpu_frequency();