diff --git a/mercurial/merge.py b/mercurial/merge.py
--- a/mercurial/merge.py
+++ b/mercurial/merge.py
@@ -1376,49 +1376,6 @@
         # mergestate so that it can be reused on commit
         ms.addcommitinfo(f, op)
 
-    moves = []
-
-    # 'cd' and 'dc' actions are treated like other merge conflicts
-    mergeactions = list(
-        mresult.getactions(
-            [
-                mergestatemod.ACTION_CHANGED_DELETED,
-                mergestatemod.ACTION_DELETED_CHANGED,
-                mergestatemod.ACTION_MERGE,
-            ],
-            sort=True,
-        )
-    )
-    for f, args, msg in mergeactions:
-        f1, f2, fa, move, anc = args
-        if f == b'.hgsubstate':  # merged internally
-            continue
-        if f1 is None:
-            fcl = filemerge.absentfilectx(wctx, fa)
-        else:
-            repo.ui.debug(b" preserving %s for resolve of %s\n" % (f1, f))
-            fcl = wctx[f1]
-        if f2 is None:
-            fco = filemerge.absentfilectx(mctx, fa)
-        else:
-            fco = mctx[f2]
-        actx = repo[anc]
-        if fa in actx:
-            fca = actx[fa]
-        else:
-            # TODO: move to absentfilectx
-            fca = repo.filectx(f1, fileid=nullrev)
-        ms.add(fcl, fco, fca, f)
-        if f1 != f and move:
-            moves.append(f1)
-
-    # remove renamed files after safely stored
-    for f in moves:
-        if wctx[f].lexists():
-            repo.ui.debug(b"removing %s\n" % f)
-            wctx[f].audit()
-            wctx[f].remove()
-
     numupdates = mresult.len() - mresult.len((mergestatemod.ACTION_KEEP,))
     progress = repo.ui.makeprogress(
         _(b'updating'), unit=_(b'files'), total=numupdates
@@ -1561,6 +1518,49 @@
         wctx[f].audit()
         wctx[f].setflags(b'l' in flags, b'x' in flags)
 
+    moves = []
+
+    # 'cd' and 'dc' actions are treated like other merge conflicts
+    mergeactions = list(
+        mresult.getactions(
+            [
+                mergestatemod.ACTION_CHANGED_DELETED,
+                mergestatemod.ACTION_DELETED_CHANGED,
+                mergestatemod.ACTION_MERGE,
+            ],
+            sort=True,
+        )
+    )
+    for f, args, msg in mergeactions:
+        f1, f2, fa, move, anc = args
+        if f == b'.hgsubstate':  # merged internally
+            continue
+        if f1 is None:
+            fcl = filemerge.absentfilectx(wctx, fa)
+        else:
+            repo.ui.debug(b" preserving %s for resolve of %s\n" % (f1, f))
+            fcl = wctx[f1]
+        if f2 is None:
+            fco = filemerge.absentfilectx(mctx, fa)
+        else:
+            fco = mctx[f2]
+        actx = repo[anc]
+        if fa in actx:
+            fca = actx[fa]
+        else:
+            # TODO: move to absentfilectx
+            fca = repo.filectx(f1, fileid=nullrev)
+        ms.add(fcl, fco, fca, f)
+        if f1 != f and move:
+            moves.append(f1)
+
+    # remove renamed files after safely stored
+    for f in moves:
+        if wctx[f].lexists():
+            repo.ui.debug(b"removing %s\n" % f)
+            wctx[f].audit()
+            wctx[f].remove()
+
     # these actions updates the file
     updated = mresult.len(
         (
diff --git a/tests/test-graft.t b/tests/test-graft.t
--- a/tests/test-graft.t
+++ b/tests/test-graft.t
@@ -247,9 +247,9 @@
   resolving manifests
    branchmerge: True, force: True, partial: False
    ancestor: 4c60f11aa304, local: 1905859650ec+, remote: 9c233e8e184d
-   preserving e for resolve of e
    d: remote is newer -> g
   getting d
+   preserving e for resolve of e
    e: versions differ -> m (premerge)
   picked tool ':merge' for e (binary False symlink False changedelete False)
   merging e
diff --git a/tests/test-merge-criss-cross.t b/tests/test-merge-criss-cross.t
--- a/tests/test-merge-criss-cross.t
+++ b/tests/test-merge-criss-cross.t
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@
   resolving manifests
    branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False
    ancestor: 0f6b37dbe527, local: 3b08d01b0ab5+, remote: adfe50279922
-   preserving f2 for resolve of f2
    f1: remote is newer -> g
   getting f1
+   preserving f2 for resolve of f2
    f2: versions differ -> m (premerge)
   picked tool ':dump' for f2 (binary False symlink False changedelete False)
   merging f2
diff --git a/tests/test-rename-merge1.t b/tests/test-rename-merge1.t
--- a/tests/test-rename-merge1.t
+++ b/tests/test-rename-merge1.t
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@
   note: possible conflict - a2 was renamed multiple times to:
    b2
    c2
+   b2: remote created -> g
+  getting b2
    preserving a for resolve of b
   removing a
-   b2: remote created -> g
-  getting b2
    b: remote moved from a -> m (premerge)
   picked tool ':merge' for b (binary False symlink False changedelete False)
   merging a and b to b
diff --git a/tests/test-rename-merge2.t b/tests/test-rename-merge2.t
--- a/tests/test-rename-merge2.t
+++ b/tests/test-rename-merge2.t
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
    preserving rev for resolve of rev
   starting 4 threads for background file closing (?)
    b: remote copied from a -> m (premerge)
+  starting 4 threads for background file closing (?)
   picked tool '* ../merge' for b (binary False symlink False changedelete False) (glob)
   merging a and b to b
   my b@e300d1c794ec+ other b@4ce40f5aca24 ancestor a@924404dff337
@@ -124,10 +125,10 @@
   resolving manifests
    branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False
    ancestor: 924404dff337, local: 86a2aa42fc76+, remote: f4db7e329e71
+   a: remote is newer -> g
+  getting a
    preserving b for resolve of b
    preserving rev for resolve of rev
-   a: remote is newer -> g
-  getting a
    b: local copied/moved from a -> m (premerge)
   picked tool '* ../merge' for b (binary False symlink False changedelete False) (glob)
   merging b and a to b
@@ -241,9 +242,9 @@
   resolving manifests
    branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False
    ancestor: 924404dff337, local: 94b33a1b7f2d+, remote: 4ce40f5aca24
-   preserving rev for resolve of rev
    b: remote created -> g
   getting b
+   preserving rev for resolve of rev
    rev: versions differ -> m (premerge)
   picked tool '* ../merge' for rev (binary False symlink False changedelete False) (glob)
   merging rev
@@ -306,11 +307,11 @@
   resolving manifests
    branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False
    ancestor: 924404dff337, local: 94b33a1b7f2d+, remote: bdb19105162a
-   preserving rev for resolve of rev
    a: other deleted -> r
   removing a
    b: remote created -> g
   getting b
+   preserving rev for resolve of rev
    rev: versions differ -> m (premerge)
   picked tool '* ../merge' for rev (binary False symlink False changedelete False) (glob)
   merging rev
@@ -422,9 +423,9 @@
   note: possible conflict - a was renamed multiple times to:
    b
    c
-   preserving rev for resolve of rev
    c: remote created -> g
   getting c
+   preserving rev for resolve of rev
    rev: versions differ -> m (premerge)
   picked tool '* ../merge' for rev (binary False symlink False changedelete False) (glob)
   merging rev
@@ -493,10 +494,10 @@
   resolving manifests
    branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False
    ancestor: 924404dff337, local: 59318016310c+, remote: bdb19105162a
+   a: other deleted -> r
+  removing a
    preserving b for resolve of b
    preserving rev for resolve of rev
-   a: other deleted -> r
-  removing a
   starting 4 threads for background file closing (?)
    b: both created -> m (premerge)
   picked tool '* ../merge' for b (binary False symlink False changedelete False) (glob)
@@ -534,10 +535,10 @@
   resolving manifests
    branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False
    ancestor: 924404dff337, local: 86a2aa42fc76+, remote: 8dbce441892a
+   a: remote is newer -> g
+  getting a
    preserving b for resolve of b
    preserving rev for resolve of rev
-   a: remote is newer -> g
-  getting a
    b: both renamed from a -> m (premerge)
   picked tool '* ../merge' for b (binary False symlink False changedelete False) (glob)
   merging b
@@ -571,10 +572,10 @@
   resolving manifests
    branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False
    ancestor: 924404dff337, local: 59318016310c+, remote: bdb19105162a
+   a: other deleted -> r
+  removing a
    preserving b for resolve of b
    preserving rev for resolve of rev
-   a: other deleted -> r
-  removing a
   starting 4 threads for background file closing (?)
    b: both created -> m (premerge)
   picked tool '* ../merge' for b (binary False symlink False changedelete False) (glob)
@@ -612,10 +613,10 @@
   resolving manifests
    branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False
    ancestor: 924404dff337, local: 86a2aa42fc76+, remote: 8dbce441892a
+   a: remote is newer -> g
+  getting a
    preserving b for resolve of b
    preserving rev for resolve of rev
-   a: remote is newer -> g
-  getting a
    b: both renamed from a -> m (premerge)
   picked tool '* ../merge' for b (binary False symlink False changedelete False) (glob)
   merging b
@@ -653,6 +654,7 @@
    preserving rev for resolve of rev
   starting 4 threads for background file closing (?)
    b: both renamed from a -> m (premerge)
+  starting 4 threads for background file closing (?)
   picked tool '* ../merge' for b (binary False symlink False changedelete False) (glob)
   merging b
   my b@0b76e65c8289+ other b@4ce40f5aca24 ancestor a@924404dff337
@@ -848,10 +850,10 @@
   resolving manifests
    branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False
    ancestor: 924404dff337, local: 02963e448370+, remote: 2b958612230f
+   c: remote created -> g
+  getting c
    preserving b for resolve of b
    preserving rev for resolve of rev
-   c: remote created -> g
-  getting c
    b: local copied/moved from a -> m (premerge)
   picked tool '* ../merge' for b (binary False symlink False changedelete False) (glob)
   merging b and a to b
diff --git a/tests/test-up-local-change.t b/tests/test-up-local-change.t
--- a/tests/test-up-local-change.t
+++ b/tests/test-up-local-change.t
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
   resolving manifests
    branchmerge: False, force: False, partial: False
    ancestor: c19d34741b0a, local: c19d34741b0a+, remote: 1e71731e6fbb
-   preserving a for resolve of a
    b: remote created -> g
   getting b
+   preserving a for resolve of a
    a: versions differ -> m (premerge)
   picked tool 'true' for a (binary False symlink False changedelete False)
   merging a
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@
   resolving manifests
    branchmerge: False, force: False, partial: False
    ancestor: 1e71731e6fbb, local: 1e71731e6fbb+, remote: c19d34741b0a
-   preserving a for resolve of a
    b: other deleted -> r
   removing b
+   preserving a for resolve of a
   starting 4 threads for background file closing (?)
    a: versions differ -> m (premerge)
   picked tool 'true' for a (binary False symlink False changedelete False)
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@
   resolving manifests
    branchmerge: False, force: False, partial: False
    ancestor: c19d34741b0a, local: c19d34741b0a+, remote: 1e71731e6fbb
-   preserving a for resolve of a
    b: remote created -> g
   getting b
+   preserving a for resolve of a
    a: versions differ -> m (premerge)
   picked tool 'true' for a (binary False symlink False changedelete False)
   merging a