1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl-preset-all.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl-preset-all.c
index 5d73172988..b55f8e35ca 100644
--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl-preset-all.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl-preset-all.c
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@
 #include "systemctl.h"
 
 int verb_preset_all(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
-        InstallChange *changes = NULL;
-        size_t n_changes = 0;
         int r;
 
-        CLEANUP_ARRAY(changes, n_changes, install_changes_free);
-
         if (install_client_side()) {
+                InstallChange *changes = NULL;
+                size_t n_changes = 0;
+
+                CLEANUP_ARRAY(changes, n_changes, install_changes_free);
+
                 r = unit_file_preset_all(arg_runtime_scope, unit_file_flags_from_args(), arg_root, arg_preset_mode, &changes, &n_changes);
                 install_changes_dump(r, "preset", changes, n_changes, arg_quiet);