diff --git a/src/mame/video/jagblit.inc b/src/mame/video/jagblit.inc
index b2af11b1e40..e31e492800b 100644
--- a/src/mame/video/jagblit.inc
+++ b/src/mame/video/jagblit.inc
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ void jaguar_state::FUNCNAME(UINT32 command, UINT32 a1flags, UINT32 a2flags)
 	}
 
 	/* check for unhandled command bits */
-	if ((COMMAND & 0x24003000) && LOG_UNHANDLED_BLITS)
+	if (LOG_UNHANDLED_BLITS && (COMMAND & 0x24003000))
 		logerror("Blitter unhandled: these command bits: %08X\n", COMMAND & 0x24003000);
 
 	/* top of the outer loop */