diff --git a/src/etc/rc b/src/etc/rc
index 05309a666..7b707b1e5 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc
+++ b/src/etc/rc
@@ -227,14 +227,6 @@ fi
 
 echo "done."
 
-# Perform major updates
-for STAGE in B P; do
-	if opnsense-update -${STAGE}; then
-		# ideally reroot with `-r', but panics on ZFS
-		reboot
-	fi
-done
-
 # Regenerate groups and users for packages
 /usr/local/etc/rc.recover pkg > /dev/null
 
@@ -244,6 +236,14 @@ done
 # Set up the correct php.ini content
 /usr/local/etc/rc.php_ini_setup
 
+# Perform major updates
+for STAGE in B P; do
+	if opnsense-update -${STAGE}; then
+		# ideally reroot with `-r', but panics on ZFS
+		reboot
+	fi
+done
+
 # Startup configd
 /usr/local/etc/rc.d/configd start