diff --git a/tools/nut-scanner/nut-scanner.c b/tools/nut-scanner/nut-scanner.c
index 0e65fdf957..9fea9276c4 100644
--- a/tools/nut-scanner/nut-scanner.c
+++ b/tools/nut-scanner/nut-scanner.c
@@ -246,8 +246,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	xml_sec.usec_timeout = -1; /* Override with the "timeout" common setting later */
 	xml_sec.peername = NULL;
 
-	nutscan_init();
-
 	display_func = nutscan_display_ups_conf;
 
 	/* Note: the getopts print an error message about unknown arguments
@@ -468,6 +466,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		/* BEWARE: allow_all does not include allow_eaton_serial! */
 	}
 
+	/* TODO: nutscan_init() should consider (via args? shared global vars?)
+	 * which scan types we desire at this run, and not try to load irrelevant
+	 * libraries.
+	 */
+	nutscan_init();
+
 /* TODO/discuss : Should the #else...#endif code below for lack of pthreads
  * during build also serve as a fallback for pthread failure at runtime?
  */