diff --git a/db/db_impl/db_impl_write.cc b/db/db_impl/db_impl_write.cc
index de2b8f75079..73c7cc7ee9c 100644
--- a/db/db_impl/db_impl_write.cc
+++ b/db/db_impl/db_impl_write.cc
@@ -2263,14 +2263,15 @@ Status DBImpl::SwitchMemtable(ColumnFamilyData* cfd, WriteContext* context) {
     SequenceNumber seq = versions_->LastSequence();
     new_mem = cfd->ConstructNewMemtable(mutable_cf_options, seq);
     context->superversion_context.NewSuperVersion();
+
+    ROCKS_LOG_INFO(immutable_db_options_.info_log,
+                   "[%s] New memtable created with log file: #%" PRIu64
+                   ". Immutable memtables: %d.\n",
+                   cfd->GetName().c_str(), new_log_number, num_imm_unflushed);
+    // There should be no concurrent write as the thread is at the front of
+    // writer queue
+    cfd->mem()->ConstructFragmentedRangeTombstones();
   }
-  ROCKS_LOG_INFO(immutable_db_options_.info_log,
-                 "[%s] New memtable created with log file: #%" PRIu64
-                 ". Immutable memtables: %d.\n",
-                 cfd->GetName().c_str(), new_log_number, num_imm_unflushed);
-  // There should be no concurrent write as the thread is at the front of
-  // writer queue
-  cfd->mem()->ConstructFragmentedRangeTombstones();
 
   mutex_.Lock();
   if (recycle_log_number != 0) {