diff --git a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
index 678e8ea99..e9cb7c3d0 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
@@ -1194,8 +1194,6 @@ nvmf_property_get(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req)
 
 	response->value.u64 = prop->get_cb(ctrlr);
 
-	SPDK_DEBUGLOG(nvmf, "response value: 0x%" PRIx64 "\n", response->value.u64);
-
 	if (size != prop->size) {
 		/* The size must be 4 and the prop->size is 8. Figure out which part of the property to read. */
 		assert(size == 4);
@@ -1210,6 +1208,8 @@ nvmf_property_get(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req)
 		}
 	}
 
+	SPDK_DEBUGLOG(nvmf, "response value: 0x%" PRIx64 "\n", response->value.u64);
+
 	return SPDK_NVMF_REQUEST_EXEC_STATUS_COMPLETE;
 }