diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index 70f92aaca4110..c800220c404d5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -1974,6 +1974,10 @@ static int __init inet_init(void)
 
 	ip_init();
 
+	/* Initialise per-cpu ipv4 mibs */
+	if (init_ipv4_mibs())
+		panic("%s: Cannot init ipv4 mibs\n", __func__);
+
 	/* Setup TCP slab cache for open requests. */
 	tcp_init();
 
@@ -2004,12 +2008,6 @@ static int __init inet_init(void)
 
 	if (init_inet_pernet_ops())
 		pr_crit("%s: Cannot init ipv4 inet pernet ops\n", __func__);
-	/*
-	 *	Initialise per-cpu ipv4 mibs
-	 */
-
-	if (init_ipv4_mibs())
-		pr_crit("%s: Cannot init ipv4 mibs\n", __func__);
 
 	ipv4_proc_init();