diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index dd906ed99..5ceef9aef 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -3869,6 +3869,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     if (background || server.pidfile) createPidFile();
     redisSetProcTitle(argv[0]);
     redisAsciiArt();
+    checkTcpBacklogSettings();
 
     if (!server.sentinel_mode) {
         /* Things not needed when running in Sentinel mode. */
@@ -3876,7 +3877,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     #ifdef __linux__
         linuxMemoryWarnings();
     #endif
-        checkTcpBacklogSettings();
         loadDataFromDisk();
         if (server.cluster_enabled) {
             if (verifyClusterConfigWithData() == C_ERR) {