1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
index f69c858bd6..0dfdae4538 100644
--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
@@ -7938,6 +7938,8 @@ int main(int argc, char*argv[]) {
         }
 
 finish:
+        release_busses();
+
         pager_close();
         ask_password_agent_close();
         polkit_agent_close();
@@ -7949,8 +7951,6 @@ finish:
         strv_free(arg_wall);
         free(arg_root);
 
-        release_busses();
-
         /* Note that we return r here, not EXIT_SUCCESS, so that we can implement the LSB-like return codes */
         return r < 0 ? EXIT_FAILURE : r;
 }