diff --git a/runtime/base/mutex-inl.h b/runtime/base/mutex-inl.h
index a559d63..7e8365e 100644
--- a/runtime/base/mutex-inl.h
+++ b/runtime/base/mutex-inl.h
@@ -48,16 +48,14 @@
         blocked_tid_(kLogLockContentions ? blocked_tid : 0),
         owner_tid_(kLogLockContentions ? owner_tid : 0),
         start_nano_time_(kLogLockContentions ? NanoTime() : 0) {
-    if (kLogLockContentions) {
-      std::string msg = StringPrintf("Lock contention on %s (owner tid: %llu)",
-                                     mutex->GetName(), owner_tid);
-      ATRACE_BEGIN(msg.c_str());
-    }
+    std::string msg = StringPrintf("Lock contention on %s (owner tid: %llu)",
+                                   mutex->GetName(), owner_tid);
+    ATRACE_BEGIN(msg.c_str());
   }
 
   ~ScopedContentionRecorder() {
+    ATRACE_END();
     if (kLogLockContentions) {
-      ATRACE_END();
       uint64_t end_nano_time = NanoTime();
       mutex_->RecordContention(blocked_tid_, owner_tid_, end_nano_time - start_nano_time_);
     }
diff --git a/runtime/base/mutex.h b/runtime/base/mutex.h
index cec06cf..ee37388 100644
--- a/runtime/base/mutex.h
+++ b/runtime/base/mutex.h
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
 
 // Record Log contention information, dumpable via SIGQUIT.
 #ifdef ART_USE_FUTEXES
-// To disable lock contention logging, flip this to false.
-const bool kLogLockContentions = true;
+// To enable lock contention logging, set this to true.
+const bool kLogLockContentions = false;
 #else
 // Keep this false as lock contention logging is supported only with
 // futex.