diff --git a/fs/logfs/super.c b/fs/logfs/super.c
index e795c234ea33..f9b7a30b00a3 100644
--- a/fs/logfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/logfs/super.c
@@ -491,9 +491,9 @@ static void logfs_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
 	 * From this point on alias entries are simply dropped - and any
 	 * writes to the object store are considered bugs.
 	 */
-	super->s_flags |= LOGFS_SB_FLAG_SHUTDOWN;
 	log_super("LogFS: Now in shutdown\n");
 	generic_shutdown_super(sb);
+	super->s_flags |= LOGFS_SB_FLAG_SHUTDOWN;
 
 	BUG_ON(super->s_dirty_used_bytes || super->s_dirty_free_bytes);