diff --git a/Marlin/src/HAL/HAL_STM32/HAL.cpp b/Marlin/src/HAL/HAL_STM32/HAL.cpp
index 6776530004..1bddf77f48 100644
--- a/Marlin/src/HAL/HAL_STM32/HAL.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/src/HAL/HAL_STM32/HAL.cpp
@@ -78,14 +78,20 @@ uint16_t HAL_adc_result;
 // Public functions
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+
+// Needed for DELAY_NS() / DELAY_US() on CORTEX-M7
+#if (defined(__arm__) || defined(__thumb__)) && __CORTEX_M == 7
+  // HAL pre-initialization task
+  // Force the preinit function to run between the premain() and main() function
+  // of the STM32 arduino core
+  __attribute__((constructor (102)))
+  void HAL_preinit() {
+    enableCycleCounter();
+  }
+#endif
+
 // HAL initialization task
 void HAL_init(void) {
-
-  // Needed for DELAY_NS() / DELAY_US() on CORTEX-M7
-  #if (defined(__arm__) || defined(__thumb__)) && __CORTEX_M == 7
-    enableCycleCounter();
-  #endif
-
   FastIO_init();
 
   #if ENABLED(SDSUPPORT)