diff --git a/cmd/daemon/cniserver.go b/cmd/daemon/cniserver.go
index 0dba538e825..5024b949846 100644
--- a/cmd/daemon/cniserver.go
+++ b/cmd/daemon/cniserver.go
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ func CmdMain() {
 	config := daemon.ParseFlags()
 	klog.Infof(versions.String())
 
-	if err := initForOS(); err != nil {
-		util.LogFatalAndExit(err, "failed to do the OS initialization")
-	}
-
 	ovs.UpdateOVSVsctlLimiter(config.OVSVsctlConcurrency)
 
 	nicBridgeMappings, err := daemon.InitOVSBridges()
@@ -61,6 +57,10 @@ func CmdMain() {
 		util.LogFatalAndExit(err, "failed to initialize node gateway")
 	}
 
+	if err := initForOS(); err != nil {
+		util.LogFatalAndExit(err, "failed to do the OS initialization")
+	}
+
 	stopCh := signals.SetupSignalHandler().Done()
 	podInformerFactory := kubeinformers.NewSharedInformerFactoryWithOptions(config.KubeClient, 0,
 		kubeinformers.WithTweakListOptions(func(listOption *v1.ListOptions) {