diff --git a/src/bin/fish.rs b/src/bin/fish.rs
index aee360043..59cc6fe31 100644
--- a/src/bin/fish.rs
+++ b/src/bin/fish.rs
@@ -457,10 +457,6 @@ fn main() {
 }
 
 fn throwing_main() -> i32 {
-    let mut args: Vec<WString> = env::args_os()
-        .map(|osstr| str2wcstring(osstr.as_bytes()))
-        .collect();
-
     let mut res = 1;
 
     signal_unblock_all();
@@ -474,6 +470,9 @@ fn throwing_main() -> i32 {
         }
     }
 
+    let mut args: Vec<WString> = env::args_os()
+        .map(|osstr| str2wcstring(osstr.as_bytes()))
+        .collect();
     if args.is_empty() {
         args.push("fish".into());
     }