diff --git a/src/suricata.c b/src/suricata.c
index 1238f97..eba73e5 100644
--- a/src/suricata.c
+++ b/src/suricata.c
@@ -2681,12 +2681,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     TmThreadDisableReceiveThreads();
 
     if (suri.run_mode != RUNMODE_UNIX_SOCKET) {
-        /* we need a packet pool for FlowForceReassembly */
-        PacketPoolInit();
-
-        FlowForceReassembly();
-        /* kill receive threads when they have processed all
-         * flow timeout packets */
         TmThreadDisablePacketThreads();
     }
 
@@ -2698,6 +2692,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         FlowDisableFlowRecyclerThread();
     }
 
+    if (suri.run_mode != RUNMODE_UNIX_SOCKET) {
+        /* we need a packet pool for FlowForceReassembly */
+        PacketPoolInit();
+        FlowForceReassembly();
+    }
+
     /* kill remaining threads */
     TmThreadKillThreads();