diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c
index ee0f0666247e..9c6efe58bfb8 100644
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.c
@@ -534,6 +534,12 @@ ifconfig(int argc, char *const *argv, const struct afswtch *afp)
 	 */
 	if (afp->af_postproc != NULL)
 		afp->af_postproc(s, afp);
+	/*
+	 * Do deferred callbacks registered while processing
+	 * command-line arguments.
+	 */
+	for (cb = callbacks; cb != NULL; cb = cb->cb_next)
+		cb->cb_func(s, cb->cb_arg);
 	/*
 	 * Do deferred operations.
 	 */
@@ -568,13 +574,6 @@ ifconfig(int argc, char *const *argv, const struct afswtch *afp)
 			Perror("ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR)");
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Do deferred callbacks registered while processing
-	 * command-line arguments.
-	 */
-	for (cb = callbacks; cb != NULL; cb = cb->cb_next)
-		cb->cb_func(s, cb->cb_arg);
-
 	close(s);
 	return(0);
 }