diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration.java
index 51a7a7809b..56da3a997d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2022 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
@@ -94,6 +97,8 @@ public class LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration {
 	@ConditionalOnProperty(prefix = "spring.devtools.restart", name = "enabled", matchIfMissing = true)
 	static class RestartConfiguration {
 
+		private static final Log restarterLogger = LogFactory.getLog(Restarter.class);
+
 		private final DevToolsProperties properties;
 
 		RestartConfiguration(DevToolsProperties properties) {
@@ -105,6 +110,10 @@ public class LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration {
 				FileSystemWatcherFactory fileSystemWatcherFactory) {
 			return (event) -> {
 				if (event.isRestartRequired()) {
+					if (restarterLogger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+						restarterLogger.debug(
+								"Application restart required due to the following changes: " + event.getChangeSet());
+					}
 					Restarter.getInstance().restart(new FileWatchingFailureHandler(fileSystemWatcherFactory));
 				}
 			};
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/classpath/ClassPathFileChangeListener.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/classpath/ClassPathFileChangeListener.java
index 4d6c4608e1..4339bcbffe 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/classpath/ClassPathFileChangeListener.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/classpath/ClassPathFileChangeListener.java
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.boot.devtools.classpath;
 
 import java.util.Set;
 
-import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
-import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
-
 import org.springframework.boot.devtools.filewatch.ChangedFile;
 import org.springframework.boot.devtools.filewatch.ChangedFiles;
 import org.springframework.boot.devtools.filewatch.FileChangeListener;
@@ -38,8 +35,6 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  */
 class ClassPathFileChangeListener implements FileChangeListener {
 
-	private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(ClassPathFileChangeListener.class);
-
 	private final ApplicationEventPublisher eventPublisher;
 
 	private final ClassPathRestartStrategy restartStrategy;
@@ -65,9 +60,6 @@ class ClassPathFileChangeListener implements FileChangeListener {
 	@Override
 	public void onChange(Set<ChangedFiles> changeSet) {
 		boolean restart = isRestartRequired(changeSet);
-		if (restart && logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-			logger.debug("Restarting dev tools due to changes in the following files: " + changeSet);
-		}
 		publishEvent(new ClassPathChangedEvent(this, changeSet, restart));
 	}