diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sqlite3/__init__.py b/Lib/test/test_sqlite3/__init__.py
index d777fca82da4b0..78a1e2078a5da0 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sqlite3/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sqlite3/__init__.py
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 
 # Implement the unittest "load tests" protocol.
 def load_tests(*args):
+    if verbose:
+        print(f"test_sqlite3: testing with SQLite version {sqlite3.sqlite_version}")
     pkg_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
     return load_package_tests(pkg_dir, *args)
-
-if verbose:
-    print(f"test_sqlite3: testing with SQLite version {sqlite3.sqlite_version}")