diff --git a/udev.c b/udev.c
index d98a017396..b4b08b335b 100644
--- a/udev.c
+++ b/udev.c
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ static int subsystem_without_dev(const char *subsystem)
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[], char *envp[])
 {
-	main_argv = argv;
-	main_envp = envp;
 	struct sigaction act;
 	char *action;
 	char *devpath = "";
@@ -121,6 +119,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[], char *envp[])
 
 	dbg("version %s", UDEV_VERSION);
 
+	main_argv = argv;
+	main_envp = envp;
+
 	init_logging("udev");
 
 	udev_init_config();