diff --git a/net/net_initialize.c b/net/net_initialize.c
index 23c6912116..0fa2536598 100644
--- a/net/net_initialize.c
+++ b/net/net_initialize.c
@@ -75,6 +75,46 @@
 
 void net_initialize(void)
 {
+  /* Initialize the device interface layer */
+
+  devif_initialize();
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_BLUETOOTH
+  /* Initialize Bluetooth  socket support */
+
+  bluetooth_initialize();
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_CAN
+  /* Initialize SocketCAN support */
+
+  can_initialize();
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_IEEE802154
+  /* Initialize IEEE 802.15.4  socket support */
+
+  ieee802154_initialize();
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NETLINK
+  /* Initialize the Netlink IPC support */
+
+  netlink_initialize();
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_PKT
+  /* Initialize packet socket support */
+
+  pkt_initialize();
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_ROUTE
+  /* Initialize the routing table */
+
+  net_init_route();
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_IPv6
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_6LOWPAN
   /* Initialize 6LoWPAN data structures */
@@ -83,22 +123,12 @@ void net_initialize(void)
 #endif
 #endif /* CONFIG_NET_IPv6 */
 
-  /* Initialize the device interface layer */
-
-  devif_initialize();
-
 #ifdef HAVE_FWDALLOC
   /* Initialize IP forwarding support */
 
   ipfwd_initialize();
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_PKT
-  /* Initialize packet socket support */
-
-  pkt_initialize();
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_ICMP_SOCKET
   /* Initialize IPPPROTO_ICMP socket support */
 
@@ -111,30 +141,6 @@ void net_initialize(void)
   icmpv6_sock_initialize();
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_BLUETOOTH
-  /* Initialize Bluetooth  socket support */
-
-  bluetooth_initialize();
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_IEEE802154
-  /* Initialize IEEE 802.15.4  socket support */
-
-  ieee802154_initialize();
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_CAN
-  /* Initialize SocketCAN support */
-
-  can_initialize();
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NETLINK
-  /* Initialize the Netlink IPC support */
-
-  netlink_initialize();
-#endif
-
 #ifdef NET_TCP_HAVE_STACK
   /* Initialize the TCP/IP connection structures */
 
@@ -157,12 +163,6 @@ void net_initialize(void)
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_ROUTE
-  /* Initialize the routing table */
-
-  net_init_route();
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_USRSOCK
   /* Initialize the user-space socket API */