diff --git a/package/iptables/files/firewall.init b/package/iptables/files/firewall.init
index 310b0ec09..68fc3de62 100755
--- a/package/iptables/files/firewall.init
+++ b/package/iptables/files/firewall.init
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2006 OpenWrt.org
 
 ## Please make changes in /etc/firewall.user
-START=45
+START=35
 start() {
 	include /lib/network
 	scan_interfaces