diff --git a/common/src/main/java/io/netty/util/Recycler.java b/common/src/main/java/io/netty/util/Recycler.java
index 3b88a71679..0b65f45297 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/io/netty/util/Recycler.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/io/netty/util/Recycler.java
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ public abstract class Recycler<T> {
         RATIO = max(0, SystemPropertyUtil.getInt("io.netty.recycler.ratio", 8));
         DELAYED_QUEUE_RATIO = max(0, SystemPropertyUtil.getInt("io.netty.recycler.delayedQueue.ratio", RATIO));
 
+        INITIAL_CAPACITY = min(DEFAULT_MAX_CAPACITY_PER_THREAD, 256);
+
         if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
             if (DEFAULT_MAX_CAPACITY_PER_THREAD == 0) {
                 logger.debug("-Dio.netty.recycler.maxCapacityPerThread: disabled");
@@ -101,8 +103,6 @@ public abstract class Recycler<T> {
                 logger.debug("-Dio.netty.recycler.delayedQueue.ratio: {}", DELAYED_QUEUE_RATIO);
             }
         }
-
-        INITIAL_CAPACITY = min(DEFAULT_MAX_CAPACITY_PER_THREAD, 256);
     }
 
     private final int maxCapacityPerThread;