diff --git a/packages/linter/src/executors/eslint/lint.impl.ts b/packages/linter/src/executors/eslint/lint.impl.ts
index 0cd6d460d4f41..81869dd31a547 100644
--- a/packages/linter/src/executors/eslint/lint.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/linter/src/executors/eslint/lint.impl.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ Please see https://nx.dev/guides/eslint for full guidance on how to resolve this
     );
   }
 
+  // output fixes to disk, if applicable based on the options
+  await projectESLint.ESLint.outputFixes(lintResults);
+
   // if quiet, only show errors
   if (options.quiet) {
     console.debug('Quiet mode enabled - filtering out warnings\n');
@@ -110,9 +113,6 @@ Please see https://nx.dev/guides/eslint for full guidance on how to resolve this
   let totalErrors = 0;
   let totalWarnings = 0;
 
-  // output fixes to disk, if applicable based on the options
-  await projectESLint.ESLint.outputFixes(lintResults);
-
   for (const result of lintResults) {
     if (result.errorCount || result.warningCount) {
       totalErrors += result.errorCount;