diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
index 0df5045abd3b..d95bd1809f3c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
@@ -1631,15 +1631,14 @@ xfs_mod_sb(xfs_trans_t *tp, __int64_t fields)
 	xfs_sb_to_disk(XFS_BUF_TO_SBP(bp), &mp->m_sb, fields);
 
 	/* find modified range */
+	f = (xfs_sb_field_t)xfs_highbit64((__uint64_t)fields);
+	ASSERT((1LL << f) & XFS_SB_MOD_BITS);
+	last = xfs_sb_info[f + 1].offset - 1;
 
 	f = (xfs_sb_field_t)xfs_lowbit64((__uint64_t)fields);
 	ASSERT((1LL << f) & XFS_SB_MOD_BITS);
 	first = xfs_sb_info[f].offset;
 
-	f = (xfs_sb_field_t)xfs_highbit64((__uint64_t)fields);
-	ASSERT((1LL << f) & XFS_SB_MOD_BITS);
-	last = xfs_sb_info[f + 1].offset - 1;
-
 	xfs_trans_log_buf(tp, bp, first, last);
 }