diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/io/TcpOutgoingConnection.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/io/TcpOutgoingConnection.scala
index 61158cf4ee..41bf35cb82 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/io/TcpOutgoingConnection.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/io/TcpOutgoingConnection.scala
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ private[io] class TcpOutgoingConnection(_tcp: TcpExt,
 
   context.watch(commander) // sign death pact
 
-  localAddress.foreach(channel.socket.bind)
   options.foreach(_.beforeConnect(channel.socket))
+  localAddress.foreach(channel.socket.bind)
   channelRegistry.register(channel, 0)
   timeout foreach context.setReceiveTimeout //Initiate connection timeout if supplied