diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go
index 2fc2b3cfcbc..06f64a91565 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/init.go
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ func newCmdInit(out io.Writer, initOptions *initOptions) *cobra.Command {
 	initRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewPreflightPhase())
 	initRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewCertsPhase())
 	initRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewKubeConfigPhase())
-	initRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewKubeletStartPhase())
-	initRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewControlPlanePhase())
 	initRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewEtcdPhase())
+	initRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewControlPlanePhase())
+	initRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewKubeletStartPhase())
 	initRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewWaitControlPlanePhase())
 	initRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewUploadConfigPhase())
 	initRunner.AppendPhase(phases.NewUploadCertsPhase())