diff --git a/src/suricata.c b/src/suricata.c
index 29494f8ebf..f2127d1a2e 100644
--- a/src/suricata.c
+++ b/src/suricata.c
@@ -2671,13 +2671,13 @@ int PostConfLoadedSetup(SCInstance *suri)
 
     MacSetRegisterFlowStorage();
 
-    SetMasterExceptionPolicy();
-
     LiveDeviceFinalize(); // must be after EBPF extension registration
 
     RunModeEngineIsIPS(
             suricata.run_mode, suricata.runmode_custom_mode, suricata.capture_plugin_name);
 
+    SetMasterExceptionPolicy();
+
     AppLayerSetup();
 
     /* Suricata will use this umask if provided. By default it will use the