diff --git a/gst/schedulers/gstbasicscheduler.c b/gst/schedulers/gstbasicscheduler.c
index ba339b56f7..505ea9c069 100644
--- a/gst/schedulers/gstbasicscheduler.c
+++ b/gst/schedulers/gstbasicscheduler.c
@@ -546,9 +546,10 @@ gst_basic_scheduler_eventhandler_proxy (GstPad *srcpad, GstEvent *event)
   }
 
   if (flush) {
-    GST_INFO (GST_CAT_SCHEDULING, "event is flush");
     GstData *data = GST_DATA (GST_RPAD_BUFPEN (srcpad));
 
+    GST_INFO (GST_CAT_SCHEDULING, "event is flush");
+
     if (data) {
       GST_INFO (GST_CAT_SCHEDULING, "need to clear some buffers");
       
diff --git a/gst/schedulers/gstoptimalscheduler.c b/gst/schedulers/gstoptimalscheduler.c
index 1cd4945d0a..808c2ff33b 100644
--- a/gst/schedulers/gstoptimalscheduler.c
+++ b/gst/schedulers/gstoptimalscheduler.c
@@ -951,9 +951,10 @@ gst_opt_scheduler_event_wrapper (GstPad *srcpad, GstEvent *event)
   }
 
   if (flush) {
-    GST_INFO (GST_CAT_SCHEDULING, "event is flush");
     GList *buflist = GST_PAD_BUFLIST (srcpad);
 
+    GST_INFO (GST_CAT_SCHEDULING, "event is flush");
+
     if (buflist) {
       GST_INFO (GST_CAT_SCHEDULING, "need to clear some buffers");
       g_list_foreach (buflist, (GFunc) clear_queued, NULL);