diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/AbstractFSWAL.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/AbstractFSWAL.java
index 18a4a98c81df..13f4eb00c2e9 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/AbstractFSWAL.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/wal/AbstractFSWAL.java
@@ -778,11 +778,11 @@ private void cleanOldLogs() throws IOException {
   }
 
   protected void archive(final Pair<Path, Long> log) {
+    totalLogSize.addAndGet(-log.getSecond());
     int retry = 1;
     while (true) {
       try {
         archiveLogFile(log.getFirst());
-        totalLogSize.addAndGet(-log.getSecond());
         // successful
         break;
       } catch (Throwable e) {