diff --git a/install/kubernetes/cilium/charts/nodeinit/templates/daemonset.yaml b/install/kubernetes/cilium/charts/nodeinit/templates/daemonset.yaml
index 843da7a6c7e9..4942f17cb716 100644
--- a/install/kubernetes/cilium/charts/nodeinit/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/install/kubernetes/cilium/charts/nodeinit/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -56,18 +56,6 @@ spec:
                       while crictl ps | grep -v "node-init" | grep -q "POD_cilium"; do sleep 1; done
                     fi
 
-{{- if .Values.azure }}
-                    # Azure specific: Transparent bridge mode is required in
-                    # order for proxy-redirection to work
-                    until [ -f /var/run/azure-vnet.json ]; do
-                      echo waiting for azure-vnet to be created
-                      sleep 1s
-                    done
-                    if [ -f /var/run/azure-vnet.json ]; then
-                      sed -i 's/"Mode": "bridge",/"Mode": "transparent",/g' /var/run/azure-vnet.json
-                    fi
-{{- end }}
-
                     systemctl disable sys-fs-bpf.mount || true
                     systemctl stop sys-fs-bpf.mount || true
 
@@ -152,6 +140,18 @@ spec:
               ip -4 a
               ip -6 a
 
+{{- if .Values.azure }}
+              # Azure specific: Transparent bridge mode is required in order
+              # for proxy-redirection to work
+              until [ -f /var/run/azure-vnet.json ]; do
+                echo waiting for azure-vnet to be created
+                sleep 1s
+              done
+              if [ -f /var/run/azure-vnet.json ]; then
+                sed -i 's/"Mode": "bridge",/"Mode": "transparent",/g' /var/run/azure-vnet.json
+              fi
+{{- end }}
+
 {{- if .Values.removeCbrBridge }}
               if ip link show cbr0; then
                 echo "Detected cbr0 bridge. Deleting interface..."