diff --git a/src/ksync/ksync_sock.cc b/src/ksync/ksync_sock.cc
index a41fc835e07..995781a0706 100644
--- a/src/ksync/ksync_sock.cc
+++ b/src/ksync/ksync_sock.cc
@@ -675,8 +675,8 @@ KSyncSockTcp::KSyncSockTcp(EventManager *evm,
 
 void KSyncSockTcp::Init(EventManager *evm, ip::address ip_addr,
                         int port) {
-    SetNetlinkFamilyId(10);
     KSyncSock::SetSockTableEntry(new KSyncSockTcp(evm, ip_addr, port));
+    SetNetlinkFamilyId(10);
     KSyncSock::Init(false);
 }