diff --git a/db/commitlog/commitlog.cc b/db/commitlog/commitlog.cc
index 614b9294e3..d0720c7e1c 100644
--- a/db/commitlog/commitlog.cc
+++ b/db/commitlog/commitlog.cc
@@ -1963,7 +1963,8 @@ future<> db::commitlog::segment_manager::shutdown() {
             _shutdown_promise->set_value();
         }
     }
-    co_return co_await _shutdown_promise->get_shared_future();
+    co_await _shutdown_promise->get_shared_future();
+    clogger.info("Commitlog shutdown complete");
 }
 
 void db::commitlog::segment_manager::add_file_to_dispose(named_file f, dispose_mode mode) {