diff --git a/firmware/system.c b/firmware/system.c
index 25377f3b86..c271c96f00 100644
--- a/firmware/system.c
+++ b/firmware/system.c
@@ -469,4 +469,7 @@ void system_init(void)
 
     /* NMI level low, falling edge on all interrupts */
     ICR = 0;
+
+    /* Enable burst mode on DRAM */
+    DCR |= 0x1000;
 }