diff --git a/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs
index 63fc9c96f450d..7820198f2dcf2 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_driver_impl/src/lib.rs
@@ -1531,15 +1531,15 @@ fn report_ice(
                         .map(PathBuf::from)
                         .map(|env_var| session_diagnostics::IcePathErrorEnv { env_var }),
                 });
-                dcx.emit_note(session_diagnostics::IceVersion { version, triple: tuple });
                 None
             }
         }
     } else {
-        dcx.emit_note(session_diagnostics::IceVersion { version, triple: tuple });
         None
     };
 
+    dcx.emit_note(session_diagnostics::IceVersion { version, triple: tuple });
+
     if let Some((flags, excluded_cargo_defaults)) = rustc_session::utils::extra_compiler_flags() {
         dcx.emit_note(session_diagnostics::IceFlags { flags: flags.join(" ") });
         if excluded_cargo_defaults {