diff --git a/clatd.c b/clatd.c
index 019ce7c..8a0d55f 100644
--- a/clatd.c
+++ b/clatd.c
@@ -68,17 +68,6 @@
  *   sock - the socket to configure
  */
 int configure_packet_socket(int sock) {
-  struct sockaddr_ll sll = {
-    .sll_family   = AF_PACKET,
-    .sll_protocol = htons(ETH_P_IPV6),
-    .sll_ifindex  = if_nametoindex(Global_Clatd_Config.default_pdp_interface),
-    .sll_pkttype  = PACKET_OTHERHOST,  // The 464xlat IPv6 address is not assigned to the kernel.
-  };
-  if (bind(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&sll, sizeof(sll))) {
-    logmsg(ANDROID_LOG_FATAL, "binding packet socket: %s", strerror(errno));
-    return 0;
-  }
-
   uint32_t *ipv6 = Global_Clatd_Config.ipv6_local_subnet.s6_addr32;
 
   // clang-format off
@@ -107,6 +96,17 @@
     return 0;
   }
 
+  struct sockaddr_ll sll = {
+    .sll_family   = AF_PACKET,
+    .sll_protocol = htons(ETH_P_IPV6),
+    .sll_ifindex  = if_nametoindex(Global_Clatd_Config.default_pdp_interface),
+    .sll_pkttype  = PACKET_OTHERHOST,  // The 464xlat IPv6 address is not assigned to the kernel.
+  };
+  if (bind(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&sll, sizeof(sll))) {
+    logmsg(ANDROID_LOG_FATAL, "binding packet socket: %s", strerror(errno));
+    return 0;
+  }
+
   return 1;
 }