diff --git a/src/suricata.c b/src/suricata.c
index 05547f43c0..9d551d95eb 100644
--- a/src/suricata.c
+++ b/src/suricata.c
@@ -2827,14 +2827,14 @@ static int PostConfLoadedSetup(SCInstance *suri)
 
     DecodeGlobalConfig();
 
-    PreRunInit(suri->run_mode);
-
     LiveDeviceFinalize();
 
     if (PostDeviceFinalizedSetup(&suricata) != TM_ECODE_OK) {
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
+    PreRunInit(suri->run_mode);
+
     SCReturnInt(TM_ECODE_OK);
 }