diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/gen_loader.c b/tools/lib/bpf/gen_loader.c
index 7b95ced7bcba..3a6e1d53f287 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/gen_loader.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/gen_loader.c
@@ -397,13 +397,12 @@ int bpf_gen__finish(struct bpf_gen *gen, int nr_progs, int nr_maps)
 			      blob_fd_array_off(gen, i));
 	emit(gen, BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 0));
 	emit(gen, BPF_EXIT_INSN());
-	if (OPTS_GET(gen->opts, gen_hash, false))
-		compute_sha_update_offsets(gen);
-
-	pr_debug("gen: finish %s\n", errstr(gen->error));
 	if (!gen->error) {
 		struct gen_loader_opts *opts = gen->opts;
 
+		if (OPTS_GET(opts, gen_hash, false))
+			compute_sha_update_offsets(gen);
+
 		opts->insns = gen->insn_start;
 		opts->insns_sz = gen->insn_cur - gen->insn_start;
 		opts->data = gen->data_start;
@@ -418,6 +417,7 @@ int bpf_gen__finish(struct bpf_gen *gen, int nr_progs, int nr_maps)
 				bpf_insn_bswap(insn++);
 		}
 	}
+	pr_debug("gen: finish %s\n", errstr(gen->error));
 	return gen->error;
 }