diff --git a/subsys/logging/log_core.c b/subsys/logging/log_core.c
index ce948bcf6c5..0dd2468d5c5 100644
--- a/subsys/logging/log_core.c
+++ b/subsys/logging/log_core.c
@@ -330,8 +330,14 @@ static uint32_t z_log_init(bool blocking, bool can_sleep)
 
 	int backend_index = 0;
 
-	/* Activate autostart backends */
 	STRUCT_SECTION_FOREACH(log_backend, backend) {
+		uint32_t id;
+		/* As first slot in filtering mask is reserved, backend ID has offset.*/
+		id = LOG_FILTER_FIRST_BACKEND_SLOT_IDX;
+		id += backend - log_backend_get(0);
+		log_backend_id_set(backend, id);
+
+		/* Activate autostart backends */
 		if (backend->autostart) {
 			log_backend_init(backend);
 
diff --git a/subsys/logging/log_mgmt.c b/subsys/logging/log_mgmt.c
index 85d5e578f47..a004a4ab27c 100644
--- a/subsys/logging/log_mgmt.c
+++ b/subsys/logging/log_mgmt.c
@@ -560,12 +560,6 @@ void log_backend_enable(struct log_backend const *const backend,
 			void *ctx,
 			uint32_t level)
 {
-	/* As first slot in filtering mask is reserved, backend ID has offset.*/
-	uint32_t id = LOG_FILTER_FIRST_BACKEND_SLOT_IDX;
-
-	id += backend - log_backend_get(0);
-
-	log_backend_id_set(backend, id);
 	backend->cb->level = level;
 	backend_filter_set(backend, level);
 	log_backend_activate(backend, ctx);