diff --git a/daemon/mgr/container.go b/daemon/mgr/container.go
index 57806518d..393c095a4 100644
--- a/daemon/mgr/container.go
+++ b/daemon/mgr/container.go
@@ -685,11 +685,6 @@ func (mgr *ContainerManager) prepareContainerNetwork(ctx context.Context, c *Con
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// network is prepared by upper system. do nothing here.
-	if IsNetNS(networkMode) {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	// initialise host network mode
 	if IsHost(networkMode) {
 		hostname, err := os.Hostname()
@@ -704,6 +699,11 @@ func (mgr *ContainerManager) prepareContainerNetwork(ctx context.Context, c *Con
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// network is prepared by upper system. do nothing here.
+	if IsNetNS(networkMode) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// initialise network endpoint
 	if c.NetworkSettings == nil {
 		return nil