diff --git a/net/ping.c b/net/ping.c
index 2349f4b..4eb77cb 100644
--- a/net/ping.c
+++ b/net/ping.c
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+	ping_state = PING_STATE_INIT;
+	ping_sequence_number = 0;
+
 	ping_con = net_icmp_new(net_ping_ip, ping_handler, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(ping_con)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(ping_con);
@@ -78,9 +81,6 @@
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_unreg;
 
-	ping_state = PING_STATE_INIT;
-	ping_sequence_number = 0;
-
 	while (ping_state == PING_STATE_INIT) {
 		if (ctrlc()) {
 			ret = -EINTR;