diff --git a/src/kernel/boot/arch/x86/bootblock.asm b/src/kernel/boot/arch/x86/bootblock.asm
index 7d4ca6ee31..adc3543866 100644
--- a/src/kernel/boot/arch/x86/bootblock.asm
+++ b/src/kernel/boot/arch/x86/bootblock.asm
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ unreal:
 	call 	disable_floppy_motor
 	mov		si,okmsg
 	call	print
-	cli
 
 	; uncomment the next two lines to enable the VESA mode switch
 	; call	enable_vesa
 	; mov		[in_vesa],al
 
 	call	find_mem_size_real
+	cli
 
 	mov		ebx,[dword 0x100074] ; load dword at rel. address 0x74 from read-destination-buffer
 	add		ebx,0x101000         ; for stage2 entry
diff --git a/src/kernel/boot/arch/x86/bootblock.bin b/src/kernel/boot/arch/x86/bootblock.bin
index 4804db82c9..7b135b1df1 100644
Binary files a/src/kernel/boot/arch/x86/bootblock.bin and b/src/kernel/boot/arch/x86/bootblock.bin differ