diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c9d9224d32..8cd4cc0624 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Changes in version 0.2.1.1-alpha - 2008-??-??
     - Fix the implementation of ClientDNSRejectInternalAddresses so that it
       actually works, and doesn't warn about every single reverse lookup.
       Fixes the other part of bug 617.  Bugfix on 0.2.0.1-alpha.
+    - Initialize log mutex before initializing dmalloc.  Otherwise,
+      running with dmalloc would crash. Bugfix on 0.2.0.x-alpha.
 
   o Minor features:
     - Allow separate log levels to be configured for different logging
diff --git a/src/or/main.c b/src/or/main.c
index 5630f4efe8..b569efde1b 100644
--- a/src/or/main.c
+++ b/src/or/main.c
@@ -1963,12 +1963,12 @@ int
 tor_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
   int result = 0;
+  init_logging();
 #ifdef USE_DMALLOC
   int r = CRYPTO_set_mem_ex_functions(_tor_malloc, _tor_realloc,
                                       _tor_dmalloc_free);
   log_notice(LD_CONFIG, "Set up dmalloc; returned %d", r);
 #endif
-  init_logging();
 #ifdef NT_SERVICE
   {
      int done = 0;