diff --git a/rcl/src/rcl/init.c b/rcl/src/rcl/init.c
index c953ff076..8b905d0dd 100644
--- a/rcl/src/rcl/init.c
+++ b/rcl/src/rcl/init.c
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ rcl_init(
     fail_ret = RCL_RET_BAD_ALLOC;
     goto fail;
   }
-#endif //RCL_COMMAND_LINE_ENABLED
 
   int validation_result;
   size_t invalid_index;
@@ -217,6 +216,7 @@ rcl_init(
     fail_ret = ret;
     goto fail;
   }
+#endif //RCL_COMMAND_LINE_ENABLED
 
   // Initialize rmw_init.
   rmw_ret_t rmw_ret = rmw_init(