diff --git a/receiver.c b/receiver.c
index 29fd33c2..0aeda109 100644
--- a/receiver.c
+++ b/receiver.c
@@ -474,9 +474,6 @@ int recv_files(int f_in,struct file_list *flist,char *local_name)
 			exit_cleanup(RERR_FILEIO);
 		}
 
-		if (verbose > 2)
-			rprintf(FINFO,"renaming %s to %s\n",fnametmp,fname);
-
 		if (recv_ok || keep_partial)
 			finish_transfer(fname, fnametmp, file, recv_ok);
 		else
diff --git a/rsync.c b/rsync.c
index ffe8ed9e..125369bc 100644
--- a/rsync.c
+++ b/rsync.c
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ void finish_transfer(char *fname, char *fnametmp, struct file_struct *file,
 		return;
 
 	/* move tmp file over real file */
+	if (verbose > 2)
+		rprintf(FINFO, "renaming %s to %s\n", fnametmp, fname);
 	ret = robust_rename(fnametmp, fname, file->mode & INITACCESSPERMS);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		rsyserr(FERROR, errno, "%s %s -> \"%s\"",