diff --git a/kernel/power/swap.c b/kernel/power/swap.c
index ca0fcb5ced71..0516c422206d 100644
--- a/kernel/power/swap.c
+++ b/kernel/power/swap.c
@@ -489,10 +489,10 @@ static int swap_writer_finish(struct swap_map_handle *handle,
 		unsigned int flags, int error)
 {
 	if (!error) {
-		flush_swap_writer(handle);
 		pr_info("S");
 		error = mark_swapfiles(handle, flags);
 		pr_cont("|\n");
+		flush_swap_writer(handle);
 	}
 
 	if (error)