diff --git a/bsd-user/main.c b/bsd-user/main.c
index 6018a419ed..a63b8777fc 100644
--- a/bsd-user/main.c
+++ b/bsd-user/main.c
@@ -856,9 +856,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             usage();
         }
     }
-    if (optind >= argc)
-        usage();
-    filename = argv[optind];
 
     /* init debug */
     cpu_set_log_filename(log_file);
@@ -877,6 +874,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         cpu_set_log(mask);
     }
 
+    if (optind >= argc) {
+        usage();
+    }
+    filename = argv[optind];
+
     /* Zero out regs */
     memset(regs, 0, sizeof(struct target_pt_regs));
 
diff --git a/darwin-user/main.c b/darwin-user/main.c
index 35196a12cc..72307adeb7 100644
--- a/darwin-user/main.c
+++ b/darwin-user/main.c
@@ -809,9 +809,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             usage();
         }
     }
-    if (optind >= argc)
-        usage();
-    filename = argv[optind];
 
     /* init debug */
     cpu_set_log_filename(log_file);
@@ -830,6 +827,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         cpu_set_log(mask);
     }
 
+    if (optind >= argc) {
+        usage();
+    }
+    filename = argv[optind];
+
     /* Zero out regs */
     memset(regs, 0, sizeof(struct target_pt_regs));
 
diff --git a/linux-user/main.c b/linux-user/main.c
index 2135b9c714..6a8f4bdc11 100644
--- a/linux-user/main.c
+++ b/linux-user/main.c
@@ -3048,11 +3048,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
             usage();
         }
     }
-    if (optind >= argc)
-        usage();
-    filename = argv[optind];
-    exec_path = argv[optind];
-
     /* init debug */
     cpu_set_log_filename(log_file);
     if (log_mask) {
@@ -3070,6 +3065,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
         cpu_set_log(mask);
     }
 
+    if (optind >= argc) {
+        usage();
+    }
+    filename = argv[optind];
+    exec_path = argv[optind];
+
     /* Zero out regs */
     memset(regs, 0, sizeof(struct target_pt_regs));