diff --git a/Marlin/src/HAL/HAL_STM32/HAL.cpp b/Marlin/src/HAL/HAL_STM32/HAL.cpp
index 677653000..1bddf77f4 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
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// HAL initialization task
-void HAL_init(void) {
 
-  // Needed for DELAY_NS() / DELAY_US() on CORTEX-M7
-  #if (defined(__arm__) || defined(__thumb__)) && __CORTEX_M == 7
+// 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
+  }
+#endif
 
+// HAL initialization task
+void HAL_init(void) {
   FastIO_init();
 
   #if ENABLED(SDSUPPORT)