diff --git a/drivers/syslog/vsyslog.c b/drivers/syslog/vsyslog.c
index b4441df080..8ba1e456c3 100644
--- a/drivers/syslog/vsyslog.c
+++ b/drivers/syslog/vsyslog.c
@@ -172,10 +172,6 @@ int nx_vsyslog(int priority, FAR const IPTR char *fmt, FAR va_list *ap)
   ret = 0;
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_SYSLOG_PRIORITY)
-  ret += lib_sprintf(&stream.public, "[%6s] ", g_priority_str[priority]);
-#endif
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYSLOG_PROCESSID)
   /* Pre-pend the Process ID */
 
@@ -220,6 +216,12 @@ int nx_vsyslog(int priority, FAR const IPTR char *fmt, FAR va_list *ap)
     }
 #endif
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_SYSLOG_PRIORITY)
+  /* Pre-pend the message priority. */
+
+  ret += lib_sprintf(&stream.public, "[%6s] ", g_priority_str[priority]);
+#endif
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYSLOG_PREFIX)
   /* Pre-pend the prefix, if available */