diff --git a/board/samsung/common/board.c b/board/samsung/common/board.c
index 96228a86a1..58ecb22d75 100644
--- a/board/samsung/common/board.c
+++ b/board/samsung/common/board.c
@@ -253,7 +253,18 @@ int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 int checkboard(void)
 {
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BOARD_TYPES)) {
-		const char *board_info = get_board_type();
+		const char *board_info;
+
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO_LATE)) {
+			/*
+			 * Printing type requires having revision, although
+			 * this will succeed only if done late.
+			 * Otherwise revision will be set in misc_init_r().
+			 */
+			set_board_revision();
+		}
+
+		board_info = get_board_type();
 
 		if (board_info)
 			printf("Type:  %s\n", board_info);
@@ -287,6 +298,16 @@ int board_late_init(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_MISC_INIT_R
 int misc_init_r(void)
 {
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BOARD_TYPES) &&
+	    !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO_LATE)) {
+		/*
+		 * If revision was not set by late display boardinfo,
+		 * set it here. At this point regulators should be already
+		 * available.
+		 */
+		set_board_revision();
+	}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_ENV_VARS_UBOOT_RUNTIME_CONFIG
 	set_board_info();
 #endif
diff --git a/board/samsung/common/exynos5-dt-types.c b/board/samsung/common/exynos5-dt-types.c
index 7a86e91877..7c1271d654 100644
--- a/board/samsung/common/exynos5-dt-types.c
+++ b/board/samsung/common/exynos5-dt-types.c
@@ -192,8 +192,11 @@ const char *get_board_type(void)
 
 /**
  * set_board_type() - set board type in gd->board_type.
- * As default type set EXYNOS5_BOARD_GENERIC, if detect Odroid,
- * then set its proper type.
+ * As default type set EXYNOS5_BOARD_GENERIC. If Odroid is detected,
+ * set its proper type based on device tree.
+ *
+ * This might be called early when some more specific ways to detect revision
+ * are not yet available.
  */
 void set_board_type(void)
 {
@@ -211,8 +214,15 @@ void set_board_type(void)
 		gd->board_type = of_match->data;
 		break;
 	}
+}
 
-	/* If Odroid, then check its revision */
+/**
+ * set_board_revision() - set detailed board type in gd->board_type.
+ * Should be called when resources (e.g. regulators) are available
+ * so ADC can be used to detect the specific revision of a board.
+ */
+void set_board_revision(void)
+{
 	if (board_is_odroidxu3())
 		gd->board_type = odroid_get_board_type();
 }
diff --git a/board/samsung/odroid/odroid.c b/board/samsung/odroid/odroid.c
index 552333fe86..4be8cc9826 100644
--- a/board/samsung/odroid/odroid.c
+++ b/board/samsung/odroid/odroid.c
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ void set_board_type(void)
 		gd->board_type = ODROID_TYPE_U3;
 }
 
+void set_board_revision(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Revision already set by set_board_type() because it can be
+	 * executed early.
+	 */
+}
+
 const char *get_board_type(void)
 {
 	const char *board_type[] = {"u3", "x2"};
diff --git a/include/samsung/misc.h b/include/samsung/misc.h
index 017560c256..4ff28a1df0 100644
--- a/include/samsung/misc.h
+++ b/include/samsung/misc.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ char *get_dfu_alt_system(char *interface, char *devstr);
 char *get_dfu_alt_boot(char *interface, char *devstr);
 #endif
 void set_board_type(void);
+void set_board_revision(void);
 const char *get_board_type(void);
 
 #endif /* __SAMSUNG_MISC_COMMON_H__ */