1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/busctl.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/busctl.c
index 4da8074375..809940a2d5 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/busctl.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/busctl.c
@@ -1612,6 +1612,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         if (arg_address)
                 r = sd_bus_set_address(bus, arg_address);
         else {
+                r = sd_bus_set_bus_client(bus, true);
+                if (r < 0) {
+                        log_error("Failed to set bus client: %s", strerror(-r));
+                        goto finish;
+                }
+
                 switch (arg_transport) {
 
                 case BUS_TRANSPORT_LOCAL:
@@ -1638,12 +1644,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 goto finish;
         }
 
-        r = sd_bus_set_bus_client(bus, true);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_error("Failed to set bus client: %s", strerror(-r));
-                goto finish;
-        }
-
         r = sd_bus_start(bus);
         if (r < 0) {
                 log_error("Failed to connect to bus: %s", strerror(-r));