diff --git a/src/cpp/rtps/participant/RTPSParticipantImpl.cpp b/src/cpp/rtps/participant/RTPSParticipantImpl.cpp
index a56209010fd..77b6d81c0cd 100644
--- a/src/cpp/rtps/participant/RTPSParticipantImpl.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/rtps/participant/RTPSParticipantImpl.cpp
@@ -264,19 +264,6 @@ RTPSParticipantImpl::RTPSParticipantImpl(
         m_att.defaultMulticastLocatorList.clear();
     }
     
-    bool allow_growing_buffers = m_att.allocation.send_buffers.dynamic;
-    size_t num_send_buffers = m_att.allocation.send_buffers.preallocated_number;
-    if (num_send_buffers == 0)
-    {
-        // Three buffers (user, events and async writer threads)
-        num_send_buffers = 3;
-        // Add one buffer per reception thread
-        num_send_buffers += m_receiverResourcelist.size();
-    }
-
-    // Create buffer pool
-    send_buffers_.reset(new SendBuffersManager(num_send_buffers, allow_growing_buffers));
-
 #if HAVE_SECURITY
     // Start security
     // TODO(Ricardo) Get returned value in future.
@@ -295,7 +282,18 @@ RTPSParticipantImpl::RTPSParticipantImpl(
     createReceiverResources(m_att.defaultUnicastLocatorList, true, false);
     createReceiverResources(m_att.defaultMulticastLocatorList, true, false);
 
-    // Allocate all pending send buffers
+    bool allow_growing_buffers = m_att.allocation.send_buffers.dynamic;
+    size_t num_send_buffers = m_att.allocation.send_buffers.preallocated_number;
+    if (num_send_buffers == 0)
+    {
+        // Three buffers (user, events and async writer threads)
+        num_send_buffers = 3;
+        // Add one buffer per reception thread
+        num_send_buffers += m_receiverResourcelist.size();
+    }
+
+    // Create buffer pool
+    send_buffers_.reset(new SendBuffersManager(num_send_buffers, allow_growing_buffers));
     send_buffers_->init(this);
 
 #if HAVE_SECURITY