diff --git a/net/tipc/net.c b/net/tipc/net.c
index fafef6c3c0f6..e13162fc61cf 100644
--- a/net/tipc/net.c
+++ b/net/tipc/net.c
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ void tipc_net_stop(void)
 	if (tipc_mode != TIPC_NET_MODE)
 		return;
 	write_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
-	tipc_bearer_stop();
 	tipc_mode = TIPC_NODE_MODE;
+	tipc_bearer_stop();
 	tipc_bclink_stop();
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(node, t_node, &tipc_node_list, list)
 		tipc_node_delete(node);