diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_output.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_output.c
index 90ec964629bc..1e710b177a39 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_output.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_output.c
@@ -1311,10 +1311,6 @@ send:
 	}
 #endif
 
-	/* We're getting ready to send; log now. */
-	TCP_LOG_EVENT(tp, th, &so->so_rcv, &so->so_snd, TCP_LOG_OUT, ERRNO_UNK,
-	    len, NULL, false);
-
 	/*
 	 * Enable TSO and specify the size of the segments.
 	 * The TCP pseudo header checksum is always provided.
@@ -1363,6 +1359,10 @@ send:
 #endif /* TCPDEBUG */
 	TCP_PROBE3(debug__output, tp, th, m);
 
+	/* We're getting ready to send; log now. */
+	TCP_LOG_EVENT(tp, th, &so->so_rcv, &so->so_snd, TCP_LOG_OUT, ERRNO_UNK,
+	    len, NULL, false);
+
 	/*
 	 * Fill in IP length and desired time to live and
 	 * send to IP level.  There should be a better way