diff --git a/src/remote/remote_daemon.c b/src/remote/remote_daemon.c
index 54ddfc42a06fd6c39697c7b9e4f7fe0b3e388027..61eabe03be44d6e7ed5a301cf49f5e3d0c7021b9 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_daemon.c
+++ b/src/remote/remote_daemon.c
@@ -312,6 +312,10 @@ static int daemonInitialize(void)
     if (virDriverLoadModule("interface", "interfaceRegister", false) < 0)
         return -1;
 #endif
+#ifdef WITH_SECRETS
+    if (virDriverLoadModule("secret", "secretRegister", false) < 0)
+        return -1;
+#endif
 #ifdef WITH_STORAGE
     if (virDriverLoadModule("storage", "storageRegister", false) < 0)
         return -1;
@@ -320,10 +324,6 @@ static int daemonInitialize(void)
     if (virDriverLoadModule("nodedev", "nodedevRegister", false) < 0)
         return -1;
 #endif
-#ifdef WITH_SECRETS
-    if (virDriverLoadModule("secret", "secretRegister", false) < 0)
-        return -1;
-#endif
 #ifdef WITH_NWFILTER
     if (virDriverLoadModule("nwfilter", "nwfilterRegister", false) < 0)
         return -1;