diff --git a/src/libbluray/hdmv/hdmv_vm.c b/src/libbluray/hdmv/hdmv_vm.c
index 2bce45487d7d24aa816f65f2af72c7ab7b04b1b9..cfd3f6cb71475bb1f3c174969542d5ac454445bd 100644
--- a/src/libbluray/hdmv/hdmv_vm.c
+++ b/src/libbluray/hdmv/hdmv_vm.c
@@ -390,6 +390,9 @@ static int _play_at(HDMV_VM *p, int playlist, int playitem, int playmark)
         return -1;
     }
 
+    DEBUG(DBG_HDMV, "play_at(list %d, item %d, mark %d)\n",
+          playlist, playitem, playmark);
+
     if (playlist >= 0) {
         _queue_event(p, HDMV_EVENT_PLAY_PL, playlist);
     }
@@ -402,9 +405,6 @@ static int _play_at(HDMV_VM *p, int playlist, int playitem, int playmark)
         _queue_event(p, HDMV_EVENT_PLAY_PM, playmark);
     }
 
-    DEBUG(DBG_HDMV, "play_at(list %d, item %d, mark %d)\n",
-          playlist, playitem, playmark);
-
     return 0;
 }