diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/main.go b/cluster-autoscaler/main.go
index 3395b26ac6e7..1ef390ba5b5f 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/main.go
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/main.go
@@ -694,6 +694,10 @@ func main() {
 		klog.Fatalf("Failed to add logging feature flags: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	leaderElection := defaultLeaderElectionConfiguration()
+	leaderElection.LeaderElect = true
+	componentopts.BindLeaderElectionFlags(&leaderElection, pflag.CommandLine)
+
 	logsapi.AddFlags(loggingConfig, pflag.CommandLine)
 	featureGate.AddFlag(pflag.CommandLine)
 	kube_flag.InitFlags()
@@ -707,10 +711,6 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	leaderElection := defaultLeaderElectionConfiguration()
-	leaderElection.LeaderElect = true
-	componentopts.BindLeaderElectionFlags(&leaderElection, pflag.CommandLine)
-
 	logs.InitLogs()
 	if err := logsapi.ValidateAndApply(loggingConfig, featureGate); err != nil {
 		klog.Fatalf("Failed to validate and apply logging configuration: %v", err)