diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index cf2a68513bfd..c441f9961e91 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -6791,8 +6791,6 @@ static int bpf_gen_ld_abs(const struct bpf_insn *orig,
 	bool indirect = BPF_MODE(orig->code) == BPF_IND;
 	struct bpf_insn *insn = insn_buf;
 
-	/* We're guaranteed here that CTX is in R6. */
-	*insn++ = BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_CTX);
 	if (!indirect) {
 		*insn++ = BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_2, orig->imm);
 	} else {
@@ -6800,6 +6798,8 @@ static int bpf_gen_ld_abs(const struct bpf_insn *orig,
 		if (orig->imm)
 			*insn++ = BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_ADD, BPF_REG_2, orig->imm);
 	}
+	/* We're guaranteed here that CTX is in R6. */
+	*insn++ = BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_CTX);
 
 	switch (BPF_SIZE(orig->code)) {
 	case BPF_B: