diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/src/net.c b/nimble/host/mesh/src/net.c
index b8136e99b..865747b04 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/src/net.c
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/src/net.c
@@ -314,13 +314,13 @@ do_update:
 		bt_mesh_friend_sec_update(BT_MESH_KEY_ANY);
 	}
 
+	bt_mesh_subnet_foreach(bt_mesh_beacon_update);
+
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BT_MESH_GATT_PROXY) &&
 	    bt_mesh_gatt_proxy_get() == BT_MESH_GATT_PROXY_ENABLED) {
 		bt_mesh_proxy_beacon_send(NULL);
 	}
 
-	bt_mesh_subnet_foreach(bt_mesh_beacon_update);
-
 	if (MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_MESH_CDB)) {
 		bt_mesh_cdb_iv_update(iv_index, iv_update);
 	}