diff --git a/libdd-crashtracker/src/collector/crash_handler.rs b/libdd-crashtracker/src/collector/crash_handler.rs
index 78604b6060..d9fb0f6fe8 100644
--- a/libdd-crashtracker/src/collector/crash_handler.rs
+++ b/libdd-crashtracker/src/collector/crash_handler.rs
@@ -247,12 +247,6 @@ fn handle_posix_signal_impl(
         return Ok(());
     }
 
-    // Mark this process as a collector for the preload logger
-    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-    {
-        super::api::mark_preload_logger_collector();
-    }
-
     // If this code hits a stack overflow, then it will result in a segfault.  That situation is
     // protected by the one-time guard.
 
@@ -264,6 +258,11 @@ fn handle_posix_signal_impl(
         return Ok(());
     }
 
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    {
+        super::api::mark_preload_logger_collector();
+    }
+
     // Suppress SIGPIPE and defer SIGCHLD during crash handling.
     // SIGCHLD is block-only because SIG_IGN changes child reaping semantics (waitpid/ECHILD),
     // which can interfere with receiver/collector process cleanup.