diff --git a/native/jni/magiskboot/compress.cpp b/native/jni/magiskboot/compress.cpp
index 7d9ef061c..4cc7a6b5d 100644
--- a/native/jni/magiskboot/compress.cpp
+++ b/native/jni/magiskboot/compress.cpp
@@ -563,11 +563,11 @@ void decompress(char *infile, const char *outfile) {
 		if (!strm) {
 			format_t type = check_fmt(buf, len);
 
+			fprintf(stderr, "Detected format: [%s]\n", fmt2name[type]);
+
 			if (!COMPRESSED(type))
 				LOGE("Input file is not a supported compressed type!\n");
 
-			fprintf(stderr, "Detected format: [%s]\n", fmt2name[type]);
-
 			/* If user does not provide outfile, infile has to be either
 	 		* <path>.[ext], or '-'. Outfile will be either <path> or '-'.
 	 		* If the input does not have proper format, abort */