diff --git a/src/devices/cpu/mips/mips3.c b/src/devices/cpu/mips/mips3.c
index 907adfb2926..ab210440d9d 100644
--- a/src/devices/cpu/mips/mips3.c
+++ b/src/devices/cpu/mips/mips3.c
@@ -2701,6 +2701,11 @@ void mips3_device::handle_special(UINT32 op)
 	}
 }
 
+void mips3_device::burn_cycles(INT32 cycles)
+{
+	execute_burn(cycles);
+}
+
 void mips3_device::execute_run()
 {
 	if (m_isdrc)
diff --git a/src/devices/cpu/mips/mips3.h b/src/devices/cpu/mips/mips3.h
index 87462f79d5b..9cbf28aa8ed 100644
--- a/src/devices/cpu/mips/mips3.h
+++ b/src/devices/cpu/mips/mips3.h
@@ -300,7 +300,8 @@ public:
 	void clear_fastram(UINT32 select_start);
 	void mips3drc_set_options(UINT32 options);
 	void mips3drc_add_hotspot(offs_t pc, UINT32 opcode, UINT32 cycles);
-
+	void burn_cycles(INT32 cycles);
+	
 protected:
 	// device-level overrides
 	virtual void device_start();
@@ -313,6 +314,7 @@ protected:
 	virtual UINT32 execute_input_lines() const { return 6; }
 	virtual void execute_run();
 	virtual void execute_set_input(int inputnum, int state);
+	virtual void execute_burn(INT32 cycles) { m_totalcycles += cycles; }
 
 	// device_memory_interface overrides
 	virtual const address_space_config *memory_space_config(address_spacenum spacenum = AS_0) const { return (spacenum == AS_PROGRAM) ? &m_program_config : NULL; }
diff --git a/src/mame/machine/n64.c b/src/mame/machine/n64.c
index fda94a7fde8..a57db69e0b6 100644
--- a/src/mame/machine/n64.c
+++ b/src/mame/machine/n64.c
@@ -1667,6 +1667,20 @@ WRITE32_MEMBER( n64_periphs::pi_reg_w )
 
 READ32_MEMBER( n64_periphs::ri_reg_r )
 {
+	if(offset == 0x0C/4) // RI_SELECT
+	{
+		/* This is to 'simulate' the time that RDRAM initialization 
+		would take if the RI registers were not set to skip the RDRAM
+		testing during device reset.  Proper simulation would require
+		emulating the RDRAM modules and bus stalls for the mips cpu. 
+		The cycle amount chosen represents 1/2 second, which is not
+		necessarily the time for RDRAM initialization, but rather the
+		time recommended for letting the SI devices settle after startup.
+		This allows the initialization routines for the SI to see that a
+		proper amount of time has passed since system startup. */
+		machine().device<mips3_device>("maincpu")->burn_cycles(93750000/2);
+	}
+
 	if(offset > 0x1c/4)
 	{
 		logerror("ri_reg_r: %08X, %08X at %08X\n", offset, mem_mask, maincpu->safe_pc());