diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdomain.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdomain.c
index 33660a4a52fa..1307a8cff8db 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdomain.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmdomain.c
@@ -1877,12 +1877,6 @@ static int dlm_join_domain(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm)
 		goto bail;
 	}
 
-	status = dlm_debug_init(dlm);
-	if (status < 0) {
-		mlog_errno(status);
-		goto bail;
-	}
-
 	status = dlm_launch_thread(dlm);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		mlog_errno(status);
@@ -1895,6 +1889,12 @@ static int dlm_join_domain(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm)
 		goto bail;
 	}
 
+	status = dlm_debug_init(dlm);
+	if (status < 0) {
+		mlog_errno(status);
+		goto bail;
+	}
+
 	dlm->dlm_worker = create_singlethread_workqueue("dlm_wq");
 	if (!dlm->dlm_worker) {
 		status = -ENOMEM;