diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/execution/create_compile_function.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/execution/create_compile_function.ts
index 3eab5c296f..0998129b4c 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/execution/create_compile_function.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/execution/create_compile_function.ts
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ export function getCreateCompileFn(
             `${formatProperty} (formatPath: ${formatPath} | format: ${format})`);
       }
 
+      logger.info(`Compiling ${entryPoint.name} : ${formatProperty} as ${format}`);
+
       const bundle = makeEntryPointBundle(
           fileSystem, entryPoint, formatPath, isCore, format, processDts, pathMappings, true,
           enableI18nLegacyMessageIdFormat);
 
-      logger.info(`Compiling ${entryPoint.name} : ${formatProperty} as ${format}`);
-
       const result = transformer.transform(bundle);
       if (result.success) {
         if (result.diagnostics.length > 0) {