diff --git a/compiler-rt/lib/sanitizer_common/sanitizer_symbolizer_win.cpp b/compiler-rt/lib/sanitizer_common/sanitizer_symbolizer_win.cpp
--- a/compiler-rt/lib/sanitizer_common/sanitizer_symbolizer_win.cpp
+++ b/compiler-rt/lib/sanitizer_common/sanitizer_symbolizer_win.cpp
@@ -292,15 +292,15 @@
   const char *path =
       user_path ? user_path : FindPathToBinary("llvm-symbolizer.exe");
   if (path) {
-    VReport(2, "Using llvm-symbolizer at %spath: %s\n",
-            user_path ? "user-specified " : "", path);
-    list->push_back(new(*allocator) LLVMSymbolizer(path, allocator));
-  } else {
     if (user_path && user_path[0] == '\0') {
       VReport(2, "External symbolizer is explicitly disabled.\n");
     } else {
-      VReport(2, "External symbolizer is not present.\n");
+      VReport(2, "Using llvm-symbolizer at %spath: %s\n",
+              user_path ? "user-specified " : "", path);
+      list->push_back(new (*allocator) LLVMSymbolizer(path, allocator));
     }
+  } else {
+    VReport(2, "External symbolizer is not present.\n");
   }
 
   // Add the dbghelp based symbolizer.