diff --git a/shell/common/switches.cc b/shell/common/switches.cc
index 6351d4c5a663a..6d056cdb3a982 100644
--- a/shell/common/switches.cc
+++ b/shell/common/switches.cc
@@ -261,6 +261,12 @@ Settings SettingsFromCommandLine(const fml::CommandLine& command_line) {
   settings.trace_startup =
       command_line.HasOption(FlagForSwitch(Switch::TraceStartup));
 
+  settings.trace_skia =
+      command_line.HasOption(FlagForSwitch(Switch::TraceSkia));
+
+  settings.trace_systrace =
+      command_line.HasOption(FlagForSwitch(Switch::TraceSystrace));
+
   settings.skia_deterministic_rendering_on_cpu =
       command_line.HasOption(FlagForSwitch(Switch::SkiaDeterministicRendering));
 
@@ -352,11 +358,6 @@ Settings SettingsFromCommandLine(const fml::CommandLine& command_line) {
 
 #if !FLUTTER_RELEASE
   command_line.GetOptionValue(FlagForSwitch(Switch::LogTag), &settings.log_tag);
-
-  settings.trace_skia =
-      command_line.HasOption(FlagForSwitch(Switch::TraceSkia));
-  settings.trace_systrace =
-      command_line.HasOption(FlagForSwitch(Switch::TraceSystrace));
 #endif
 
   settings.dump_skp_on_shader_compilation =