diff --git a/doc/networking-guide/source/deploy-ovs-ha-dvr.rst b/doc/networking-guide/source/deploy-ovs-ha-dvr.rst
index dd9a78abae..b3688678a4 100644
--- a/doc/networking-guide/source/deploy-ovs-ha-dvr.rst
+++ b/doc/networking-guide/source/deploy-ovs-ha-dvr.rst
@@ -119,10 +119,6 @@ Compute nodes
       [DEFAULT]
       enable_distributed_routing = True
 
-#. Restart the following services:
-
-   * Open vSwitch agent
-
 #. In the ``l3_agent.ini`` file, configure the layer-3 agent.
 
    .. code-block:: ini
@@ -137,6 +133,11 @@ Compute nodes
       The ``external_network_bridge`` option intentionally contains
       no value.
 
+#. Restart the following services:
+
+   * Open vSwitch agent
+   * Layer-3 agent
+
 Verify service operation
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