diff --git a/hw/nvram/eeprom_at24c.c b/hw/nvram/eeprom_at24c.c
index 05598699dc..3328c32814 100644
--- a/hw/nvram/eeprom_at24c.c
+++ b/hw/nvram/eeprom_at24c.c
@@ -184,18 +184,6 @@ static void at24c_eeprom_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     ee->mem = g_malloc0(ee->rsize);
-
-}
-
-static
-void at24c_eeprom_reset(DeviceState *state)
-{
-    EEPROMState *ee = AT24C_EE(state);
-
-    ee->changed = false;
-    ee->cur = 0;
-    ee->haveaddr = 0;
-
     memset(ee->mem, 0, ee->rsize);
 
     if (ee->init_rom) {
@@ -213,6 +201,16 @@ void at24c_eeprom_reset(DeviceState *state)
     }
 }
 
+static
+void at24c_eeprom_reset(DeviceState *state)
+{
+    EEPROMState *ee = AT24C_EE(state);
+
+    ee->changed = false;
+    ee->cur = 0;
+    ee->haveaddr = 0;
+}
+
 static Property at24c_eeprom_props[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("rom-size", EEPROMState, rsize, 0),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("writable", EEPROMState, writable, true),