diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index 44aedea74a3d3f..c98ffc3793eb0a 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -1177,10 +1177,6 @@ InitializeOncePerProcessInternal(const std::vector<std::string>& args,
     result->platform_ = per_process::v8_platform.Platform();
   }
 
-  if (!(flags & ProcessInitializationFlags::kNoInitializeV8)) {
-    V8::Initialize();
-  }
-
   if (!(flags & ProcessInitializationFlags::kNoInitializeCppgc)) {
     v8::PageAllocator* allocator = nullptr;
     if (result->platform_ != nullptr) {
@@ -1189,6 +1185,10 @@ InitializeOncePerProcessInternal(const std::vector<std::string>& args,
     cppgc::InitializeProcess(allocator);
   }
 
+  if (!(flags & ProcessInitializationFlags::kNoInitializeV8)) {
+    V8::Initialize();
+  }
+
 #if NODE_USE_V8_WASM_TRAP_HANDLER
   bool use_wasm_trap_handler =
       !per_process::cli_options->disable_wasm_trap_handler;