diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/node.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/node.cc
index 59677d764d6..a1f262cd5c0 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/node.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/node.cc
@@ -1823,6 +1823,15 @@ static void node_init(const bContext *C, bNodeTree *ntree, bNode *node)
     ntype->initfunc(ntree, node);
   }
 
+  if (ntype->initfunc_api) {
+    PointerRNA ptr = RNA_pointer_create_discrete(&ntree->id, &RNA_Node, node);
+
+    /* XXX WARNING: context can be nullptr in case nodes are added in do_versions.
+     * Delayed init is not supported for nodes with context-based `initfunc_api` at the moment. */
+    BLI_assert(C != nullptr);
+    ntype->initfunc_api(C, &ptr);
+  }
+
   if (ntree->typeinfo && ntree->typeinfo->node_add_init) {
     ntree->typeinfo->node_add_init(ntree, node);
   }
@@ -1835,15 +1844,6 @@ static void node_init(const bContext *C, bNodeTree *ntree, bNode *node)
     id_us_plus(node->id);
   }
 
-  if (ntype->initfunc_api) {
-    PointerRNA ptr = RNA_pointer_create_discrete(&ntree->id, &RNA_Node, node);
-
-    /* XXX WARNING: context can be nullptr in case nodes are added in do_versions.
-     * Delayed init is not supported for nodes with context-based `initfunc_api` at the moment. */
-    BLI_assert(C != nullptr);
-    ntype->initfunc_api(C, &ptr);
-  }
-
   node->flag |= NODE_INIT;
 }