diff --git a/src/machine-id-setup/machine-id-setup-main.c b/src/machine-id-setup/machine-id-setup-main.c
index 60f9ef837b..6373ebc2db 100644
--- a/src/machine-id-setup/machine-id-setup-main.c
+++ b/src/machine-id-setup/machine-id-setup-main.c
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         int r;
 
-        log_set_target(LOG_TARGET_AUTO);
         log_parse_environment();
         log_open();
 
diff --git a/src/tty-ask-password-agent/tty-ask-password-agent.c b/src/tty-ask-password-agent/tty-ask-password-agent.c
index 2e74a25972..2ab3401e6f 100644
--- a/src/tty-ask-password-agent/tty-ask-password-agent.c
+++ b/src/tty-ask-password-agent/tty-ask-password-agent.c
@@ -738,6 +738,7 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         int r;
 
+        log_set_target(LOG_TARGET_AUTO);
         log_parse_environment();
         log_open();
 
diff --git a/src/udev/udevadm.c b/src/udev/udevadm.c
index 5217d7f9dd..818edee38f 100644
--- a/src/udev/udevadm.c
+++ b/src/udev/udevadm.c
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         if (udev == NULL)
                 goto out;
 
-        log_open();
         log_parse_environment();
+        log_open();
         udev_set_log_fn(udev, udev_main_log);
         label_init("/dev");
 
diff --git a/src/udev/udevd.c b/src/udev/udevd.c
index 176e4e2930..ee78b396b7 100644
--- a/src/udev/udevd.c
+++ b/src/udev/udevd.c
@@ -1083,8 +1083,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         if (udev == NULL)
                 goto exit;
 
-        log_open();
+        log_set_target(LOG_TARGET_AUTO);
         log_parse_environment();
+        log_open();
         udev_set_log_fn(udev, udev_main_log);
         log_debug("version %s\n", VERSION);
         label_init("/dev");