diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 9ec13ef12..e117b43b3 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -7176,6 +7176,34 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         sdsfree(options);
     }
     if (server.sentinel_mode) sentinelCheckConfigFile();
+
+    /* Do system checks */
+#ifdef __linux__
+    linuxMemoryWarnings();
+    sds err_msg = NULL;
+    if (checkXenClocksource(&err_msg) < 0) {
+        serverLog(LL_WARNING, "WARNING %s", err_msg);
+        sdsfree(err_msg);
+    }
+#if defined (__arm64__)
+    int ret;
+    if ((ret = checkLinuxMadvFreeForkBug(&err_msg)) <= 0) {
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            serverLog(LL_WARNING, "WARNING %s", err_msg);
+            sdsfree(err_msg);
+        } else
+            serverLog(LL_WARNING, "Failed to test the kernel for a bug that could lead to data corruption during background save. "
+                                  "Your system could be affected, please report this error.");
+        if (!checkIgnoreWarning("ARM64-COW-BUG")) {
+            serverLog(LL_WARNING,"Redis will now exit to prevent data corruption. "
+                                 "Note that it is possible to suppress this warning by setting the following config: ignore-warnings ARM64-COW-BUG");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+#endif /* __arm64__ */
+#endif /* __linux__ */
+
+    /* Daemonize if needed */
     server.supervised = redisIsSupervised(server.supervised_mode);
     int background = server.daemonize && !server.supervised;
     if (background) daemonize();
@@ -7217,30 +7245,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     if (!server.sentinel_mode) {
         /* Things not needed when running in Sentinel mode. */
         serverLog(LL_NOTICE,"Server initialized");
-    #ifdef __linux__
-        linuxMemoryWarnings();
-        sds err_msg = NULL;
-        if (checkXenClocksource(&err_msg) < 0) {
-            serverLog(LL_WARNING, "WARNING %s", err_msg);
-            sdsfree(err_msg);
-        }
-    #if defined (__arm64__)
-        int ret;
-        if ((ret = checkLinuxMadvFreeForkBug(&err_msg)) <= 0) {
-            if (ret < 0) {
-                serverLog(LL_WARNING, "WARNING %s", err_msg);
-                sdsfree(err_msg);
-            } else
-                serverLog(LL_WARNING, "Failed to test the kernel for a bug that could lead to data corruption during background save. "
-                                      "Your system could be affected, please report this error.");
-            if (!checkIgnoreWarning("ARM64-COW-BUG")) {
-                serverLog(LL_WARNING,"Redis will now exit to prevent data corruption. "
-                                     "Note that it is possible to suppress this warning by setting the following config: ignore-warnings ARM64-COW-BUG");
-                exit(1);
-            }
-        }
-    #endif /* __arm64__ */
-    #endif /* __linux__ */
         aofLoadManifestFromDisk();
         loadDataFromDisk();
         aofOpenIfNeededOnServerStart();