diff -aurpN -X /home/mbligh/.diff.exclude linux-2.6.21-rc5-git10/drivers/char/sysrq.c linux-2.6.21-rc5-git10-loglevel/drivers/char/sysrq.c
--- linux-2.6.21-rc5-git10/drivers/char/sysrq.c	2007-04-03 11:23:54.000000000 -0700
+++ linux-2.6.21-rc5-git10-loglevel/drivers/char/sysrq.c	2007-04-05 15:49:40.000000000 -0700
@@ -421,8 +421,8 @@ void __handle_sysrq(int key, struct tty_
 		 */
 		if (!check_mask || sysrq_on_mask(op_p->enable_mask)) {
 			printk("%s\n", op_p->action_msg);
-			console_loglevel = orig_log_level;
 			op_p->handler(key, tty);
+			console_loglevel = orig_log_level;
 		} else {
 			printk("This sysrq operation is disabled.\n");
 		}