diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c b/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
index 1d2bc0124..cb091aab0 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
@@ -2293,6 +2293,15 @@ int pipewire__module_init(struct pw_impl_module *module, const char *args)
 	copy_props(impl, props, PW_KEY_MEDIA_NAME);
 	copy_props(impl, props, "resample.prefill");
 
+	impl->control_stream_active = pw_properties_get_bool(impl->control_props, "enabled", false);
+	impl->feedback_stream_active = pw_properties_get_bool(impl->feedback_props, "enabled", false);
+
+	if (impl->feedback_stream_active) {
+		spa_ringbuffer_init(&impl->feedback_ringbuffer);
+		impl->feedback_ringbuffer_data = malloc(DEFAULT_FEEDBACK_BUFFER_SIZE);
+		impl->feedback_ringbuffer_size = DEFAULT_FEEDBACK_BUFFER_SIZE;
+	}
+
 	copy_props_control(impl, props, PW_KEY_NODE_DESCRIPTION);
 	copy_props_control(impl, props, PW_KEY_NODE_GROUP);
 	copy_props_control(impl, props, PW_KEY_NODE_LINK_GROUP);
@@ -2390,15 +2399,6 @@ int pipewire__module_init(struct pw_impl_module *module, const char *args)
 			&impl->core_listener,
 			&core_events, impl);
 
-	impl->control_stream_active = pw_properties_get_bool(impl->control_props, "enabled", false);
-	impl->feedback_stream_active = pw_properties_get_bool(impl->feedback_props, "enabled", false);
-
-	if (impl->feedback_stream_active) {
-		spa_ringbuffer_init(&impl->feedback_ringbuffer);
-		impl->feedback_ringbuffer_data = malloc(DEFAULT_FEEDBACK_BUFFER_SIZE);
-		impl->feedback_ringbuffer_size = DEFAULT_FEEDBACK_BUFFER_SIZE;
-	}
-
 	setup_streams(impl);
 
 	pw_impl_module_add_listener(module, &impl->module_listener, &module_events, impl);