diff --git a/hgext/transplant.py b/hgext/transplant.py
--- a/hgext/transplant.py
+++ b/hgext/transplant.py
@@ -293,13 +293,13 @@
         (manifest, user, (time, timezone), files, message) = cl[:5]
         date = "%d %d" % (time, timezone)
         extra = {'transplant_source': node}
-        if filter:
-            (user, date, message) = self.filter(filter, node, cl, patchfile)
-
         if log:
             # we don't translate messages inserted into commits
             message += '\n(transplanted from %s)' % nodemod.hex(node)
 
+        if filter:
+            (user, date, message) = self.filter(filter, node, cl, patchfile)
+
         self.ui.status(_('applying %s\n') % nodemod.short(node))
         self.ui.note('%s %s\n%s\n' % (user, date, message))