diff --git a/components/esp_event/esp_event.c b/components/esp_event/esp_event.c
index e82cc66d7b..d6c9d8f886 100644
--- a/components/esp_event/esp_event.c
+++ b/components/esp_event/esp_event.c
@@ -631,6 +631,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_event_loop_run(esp_event_loop_handle_t event_loop, TickType_t tick
 esp_err_t esp_event_loop_delete(esp_event_loop_handle_t event_loop)
 {
     assert(event_loop);
+    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "deleting loop %p", (void*) event_loop);
 
     esp_event_loop_instance_t* loop = (esp_event_loop_instance_t*) event_loop;
     SemaphoreHandle_t loop_mutex = loop->mutex;
@@ -677,8 +678,6 @@ esp_err_t esp_event_loop_delete(esp_event_loop_handle_t event_loop)
 #endif
     vSemaphoreDelete(loop_mutex);
 
-    ESP_LOGD(TAG, "deleted loop %p", (void*) event_loop);
-
     return ESP_OK;
 }