diff --git a/clutter/clutter-main.c b/clutter/clutter-main.c
index 866d02b5d..5593ba64f 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-main.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-main.c
@@ -837,8 +837,6 @@ clutter_main (void)
       return;
     }
 
-  clutter_main_loop_level++;
-
 #ifdef CLUTTER_ENABLE_PROFILE
   if (!prev_poll)
     {
@@ -847,6 +845,10 @@ clutter_main (void)
     }
 #endif
 
+  clutter_main_loop_level++;
+
+  CLUTTER_NOTE (MISC, "Entering main loop level %d", clutter_main_loop_level);
+
   loop = g_main_loop_new (NULL, TRUE);
   main_loops = g_slist_prepend (main_loops, loop);
 
@@ -861,6 +863,8 @@ clutter_main (void)
 
   g_main_loop_unref (loop);
 
+  CLUTTER_NOTE (MISC, "Leaving main loop level %d", clutter_main_loop_level);
+
   clutter_main_loop_level--;
 }