diff --git a/src/udev/udevd.c b/src/udev/udevd.c
index 1540f5c8f9..ccdec3de43 100644
--- a/src/udev/udevd.c
+++ b/src/udev/udevd.c
@@ -1500,16 +1500,16 @@ static int manager_new(Manager **ret) {
                 fd_uevent = udev_monitor_get_fd(manager->monitor);
 
                 (void) udev_monitor_set_receive_buffer_size(manager->monitor, 128 * 1024 * 1024);
+
+                r = udev_monitor_enable_receiving(manager->monitor);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_error_errno(EINVAL, "error binding netlink socket");
+
+                r = udev_ctrl_enable_receiving(manager->ctrl);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_error_errno(EINVAL, "error binding udev control socket");
         }
 
-        r = udev_monitor_enable_receiving(manager->monitor);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(EINVAL, "error binding netlink socket");
-
-        r = udev_ctrl_enable_receiving(manager->ctrl);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(EINVAL, "error binding udev control socket");
-
         *ret = manager;
         manager = NULL;