diff --git a/scst/src/scst_targ.c b/scst/src/scst_targ.c
index e7d3cba55..214d221e6 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_targ.c
+++ b/scst/src/scst_targ.c
@@ -3464,10 +3464,6 @@ static int scst_do_real_exec(struct scst_cmd *cmd)
 
 	scsi_dev = dev->scsi_dev;
 
-	TRACE_DBG("Sending cmd %p to SCSI mid-level dev %d:%d:%d:%lld", cmd,
-		  scsi_dev->host->host_no, scsi_dev->channel, scsi_dev->id,
-		  (u64)scsi_dev->lun);
-
 	if (unlikely(scsi_dev == NULL)) {
 		PRINT_ERROR("Command for virtual device must be "
 			"processed by device handler (LUN %lld)!",
@@ -3475,6 +3471,10 @@ static int scst_do_real_exec(struct scst_cmd *cmd)
 		goto out_error;
 	}
 
+	TRACE_DBG("Sending cmd %p to SCSI mid-level dev %d:%d:%d:%lld", cmd,
+		  scsi_dev->host->host_no, scsi_dev->channel, scsi_dev->id,
+		  (u64)scsi_dev->lun);
+
 	scst_set_exec_start(cmd);
 
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 30)