diff --git a/kernel/init.c b/kernel/init.c
index d2da037d1b0..6d0b005963d 100644
--- a/kernel/init.c
+++ b/kernel/init.c
@@ -400,11 +400,11 @@ FUNC_NORETURN void z_cstart(void)
 	/* gcov hook needed to get the coverage report.*/
 	gcov_static_init();
 
-	LOG_CORE_INIT();
-
 	/* perform any architecture-specific initialization */
 	arch_kernel_init();
 
+	LOG_CORE_INIT();
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_MULTITHREADING)
 	/* Note: The z_ready_thread() call in prepare_multithreading() requires
 	 * a dummy thread even if CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_SWAP_TO_MAIN=y