diff --git a/components/bt/controller/esp32c2/bt.c b/components/bt/controller/esp32c2/bt.c
index 20dd402669..a0af304fc3 100644
--- a/components/bt/controller/esp32c2/bt.c
+++ b/components/bt/controller/esp32c2/bt.c
@@ -646,6 +646,12 @@ esp_err_t esp_bt_controller_init(esp_bt_controller_config_t *cfg)
     coex_init();
 #endif
 
+    ret = ble_controller_init(cfg);
+    if (ret != ESP_OK) {
+        ESP_LOGW(NIMBLE_PORT_LOG_TAG, "ble_controller_init failed %d", ret);
+        goto modem_deint;
+    }
+
 #if CONFIG_BT_LE_CONTROLLER_LOG_ENABLED
     interface_func_t bt_controller_log_interface;
     bt_controller_log_interface = esp_bt_controller_log_interface;
@@ -667,12 +673,6 @@ esp_err_t esp_bt_controller_init(esp_bt_controller_config_t *cfg)
     }
 #endif // CONFIG_BT_CONTROLLER_LOG_ENABLED
 
-    ret = ble_controller_init(cfg);
-    if (ret != ESP_OK) {
-        ESP_LOGW(NIMBLE_PORT_LOG_TAG, "ble_controller_init failed %d", ret);
-        goto modem_deint;
-    }
-
     ret = controller_sleep_init();
     if (ret != ESP_OK) {
         ESP_LOGW(NIMBLE_PORT_LOG_TAG, "controller_sleep_init failed %d", ret);
@@ -693,11 +693,11 @@ esp_err_t esp_bt_controller_init(esp_bt_controller_config_t *cfg)
     return ESP_OK;
 free_controller:
     controller_sleep_deinit();
-    ble_controller_deinit();
 modem_deint:
 #if CONFIG_BT_LE_CONTROLLER_LOG_ENABLED
     ble_log_deinit_async();
 #endif // CONFIG_BT_LE_CONTROLLER_LOG_ENABLED
+    ble_controller_deinit();
     esp_phy_modem_deinit();
     periph_module_disable(PERIPH_BT_MODULE);
 #if CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ENABLED