diff --git a/controllers/sriovnetworknodepolicy_controller.go b/controllers/sriovnetworknodepolicy_controller.go
index 3dc3e5b43..ff0db2947 100644
--- a/controllers/sriovnetworknodepolicy_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/sriovnetworknodepolicy_controller.go
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ func (r *SriovNetworkNodePolicyReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ct
 
 	// Sort the policies with priority, higher priority ones is applied later
 	sort.Sort(sriovnetworkv1.ByPriority(policyList.Items))
+	// Sync SriovNetworkNodeState objects
+	if err = r.syncAllSriovNetworkNodeStates(ctx, defaultPolicy, policyList, nodeList); err != nil {
+		return reconcile.Result{}, err
+	}
 	// Sync Sriov device plugin ConfigMap object
 	if err = r.syncDevicePluginConfigMap(ctx, policyList, nodeList); err != nil {
 		return reconcile.Result{}, err
@@ -151,10 +155,6 @@ func (r *SriovNetworkNodePolicyReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ct
 	if err = r.syncPluginDaemonObjs(ctx, defaultPolicy, policyList); err != nil {
 		return reconcile.Result{}, err
 	}
-	// Sync SriovNetworkNodeState objects
-	if err = r.syncAllSriovNetworkNodeStates(ctx, defaultPolicy, policyList, nodeList); err != nil {
-		return reconcile.Result{}, err
-	}
 
 	// All was successful. Request that this be re-triggered after ResyncPeriod,
 	// so we can reconcile state again.