diff --git a/runtime/src/bank.rs b/runtime/src/bank.rs
index 8244c315d9..e5ca8fe795 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bank.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bank.rs
@@ -3038,7 +3038,10 @@ impl Bank {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            if transaction_log_collector_config.filter != TransactionLogCollectorFilter::None {
+
+            if Self::can_commit(r) // Skip log collection for unprocessed transactions
+                && transaction_log_collector_config.filter != TransactionLogCollectorFilter::None
+            {
                 let mut transaction_log_collector = self.transaction_log_collector.write().unwrap();
                 let transaction_log_index = transaction_log_collector.logs.len();