diff --git a/include/linker/common-rom.ld b/include/linker/common-rom.ld
index 5ce0ea063b9..348d57a6c61 100644
--- a/include/linker/common-rom.ld
+++ b/include/linker/common-rom.ld
@@ -33,14 +33,6 @@
 		__devconfig_end = .;
 	} GROUP_LINK_IN(ROMABLE_REGION)
 
-	SECTION_PROLOGUE(net_l2_init, (OPTIONAL),)
-	{
-		__net_l2_start = .;
-		*(".net_l2.init")
-		KEEP(*(SORT_BY_NAME(".net_l2.init*")))
-		__net_l2_end = .;
-	} GROUP_LINK_IN(ROMABLE_REGION)
-
 	SECTION_PROLOGUE(net_l2, (OPTIONAL),)
 	{
 		__net_l2_start = .;
@@ -48,3 +40,11 @@
 		KEEP(*(SORT_BY_NAME(".net_l2.init*")))
 		__net_l2_end = .;
 	} GROUP_LINK_IN(ROMABLE_REGION)
+
+	SECTION_PROLOGUE(net_l2_init, (OPTIONAL),)
+	{
+		__net_l2_start = .;
+		*(".net_l2.init")
+		KEEP(*(SORT_BY_NAME(".net_l2.init*")))
+		__net_l2_end = .;
+	} GROUP_LINK_IN(ROMABLE_REGION)