diff --git a/src/locking/lock_daemon.c b/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
index ea81940a43..75ebd059d7 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
@@ -919,8 +919,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
                               config->log_outputs,
                               privileged,
                               verbose,
-                              godaemon) < 0)
+                              godaemon) < 0) {
+        virDispatchError(NULL);
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
 
     if (!pid_file &&
         virPidFileConstructPath(privileged,
diff --git a/src/logging/log_daemon.c b/src/logging/log_daemon.c
index fe7fa8534a..8c3eb66895 100644
--- a/src/logging/log_daemon.c
+++ b/src/logging/log_daemon.c
@@ -725,8 +725,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
                               config->log_outputs,
                               privileged,
                               verbose,
-                              godaemon) < 0)
+                              godaemon) < 0) {
+        virDispatchError(NULL);
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
 
     if (!pid_file &&
         virPidFileConstructPath(privileged,
diff --git a/src/remote/remote_daemon.c b/src/remote/remote_daemon.c
index 84157e6cc1..1b8e982a2f 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_daemon.c
+++ b/src/remote/remote_daemon.c
@@ -940,8 +940,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
                               config->log_outputs,
                               privileged,
                               verbose,
-                              godaemon) < 0)
+                              godaemon) < 0) {
+        virDispatchError(NULL);
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
 
     /* Let's try to initialize global variable that holds the host's boot time. */
     if (virHostBootTimeInit() < 0) {