diff --git a/tests/driver_sx126x/main.c b/tests/driver_sx126x/main.c
index 104905e480..038aa86fff 100644
--- a/tests/driver_sx126x/main.c
+++ b/tests/driver_sx126x/main.c
@@ -325,13 +325,13 @@ int main(void)
 
     netdev->driver = &sx126x_driver;
 
+    netdev->event_callback = _event_cb;
+
     if (netdev->driver->init(netdev) < 0) {
         puts("Failed to initialize SX126X device, exiting");
         return 1;
     }
 
-    netdev->event_callback = _event_cb;
-
     _recv_pid = thread_create(stack, sizeof(stack), THREAD_PRIORITY_MAIN - 1,
                               THREAD_CREATE_STACKTEST, _recv_thread, netdev,
                               "recv_thread");
diff --git a/tests/driver_sx127x/main.c b/tests/driver_sx127x/main.c
index 6a78db0f1a..13f3d8a354 100644
--- a/tests/driver_sx127x/main.c
+++ b/tests/driver_sx127x/main.c
@@ -545,13 +545,13 @@ int main(void)
 
     netdev->driver = &sx127x_driver;
 
+    netdev->event_callback = _event_cb;
+
     if (netdev->driver->init(netdev) < 0) {
         puts("Failed to initialize SX127x device, exiting");
         return 1;
     }
 
-    netdev->event_callback = _event_cb;
-
     _recv_pid = thread_create(stack, sizeof(stack), THREAD_PRIORITY_MAIN - 1,
                               THREAD_CREATE_STACKTEST, _recv_thread, NULL,
                               "recv_thread");
diff --git a/tests/driver_sx1280/main.c b/tests/driver_sx1280/main.c
index e55266186b..b49f24f858 100644
--- a/tests/driver_sx1280/main.c
+++ b/tests/driver_sx1280/main.c
@@ -355,13 +355,13 @@ int main(void)
 
     netdev->driver = &sx1280_driver;
 
+    netdev->event_callback = _event_cb;
+
     if (netdev->driver->init(netdev) < 0) {
         puts("Failed to initialize SX1280 device, exiting");
         return 1;
     }
 
-    netdev->event_callback = _event_cb;
-
     _recv_pid = thread_create(stack, sizeof(stack), THREAD_PRIORITY_MAIN - 1,
                               THREAD_CREATE_STACKTEST, _recv_thread, netdev,
                               "recv_thread");