diff --git a/kernel/power/swap.c b/kernel/power/swap.c
index c73f2e295167..72e33054a2e1 100644
--- a/kernel/power/swap.c
+++ b/kernel/power/swap.c
@@ -497,10 +497,10 @@ 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)