diff --git a/include/libtorrent/aux_/session_impl.hpp b/include/libtorrent/aux_/session_impl.hpp
index a999fd67f..c02b7ae9d 100644
--- a/include/libtorrent/aux_/session_impl.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/aux_/session_impl.hpp
@@ -184,6 +184,12 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		struct TORRENT_EXPORT session_impl: boost::noncopyable, initialize_timer
 			, boost::enable_shared_from_this<session_impl>
 		{
+#if defined TORRENT_VERBOSE_LOGGING || defined TORRENT_LOGGING || defined TORRENT_ERROR_LOGGING
+			// this needs to be destructed last, since other components may log
+			// things as they are being destructed. That's why it's declared at
+			// the top of session_impl
+			boost::shared_ptr<logger> m_logger;
+#endif
 
 			// the size of each allocation that is chained in the send buffer
 			enum { send_buffer_size = 128 };
@@ -1033,8 +1039,6 @@ namespace libtorrent
 			std::list<boost::shared_ptr<tracker_logger> > m_tracker_loggers;
 
 			std::string m_logpath;
-		public:
-			boost::shared_ptr<logger> m_logger;
 
 		private: