diff --git a/cli/core.c b/cli/core.c
index 5057b53..e08b9b1 100644
--- a/cli/core.c
+++ b/cli/core.c
@@ -927,6 +927,34 @@ error:
 	pkgconf_buffer_finalize(&pc_system_includedirs_buf);
 }
 
+#ifndef PKGCONF_LITE
+static void
+dump_personality(const pkgconf_cross_personality_t *p)
+{
+	pkgconf_buffer_t pc_path_buf = PKGCONF_BUFFER_INITIALIZER;
+	path_list_to_buffer(&p->dir_list, &pc_path_buf, ':');
+
+	pkgconf_buffer_t pc_system_libdirs_buf = PKGCONF_BUFFER_INITIALIZER;
+	path_list_to_buffer(&p->filter_libdirs, &pc_system_libdirs_buf, ':');
+
+	pkgconf_buffer_t pc_system_includedirs_buf = PKGCONF_BUFFER_INITIALIZER;
+	path_list_to_buffer(&p->filter_includedirs, &pc_system_includedirs_buf, ':');
+
+	printf("Triplet: %s\n", p->name);
+
+	if (p->sysroot_dir)
+		printf("SysrootDir: %s\n", p->sysroot_dir);
+
+	printf("DefaultSearchPaths: %s\n", pc_path_buf.base);
+	printf("SystemIncludePaths: %s\n", pc_system_includedirs_buf.base);
+	printf("SystemLibraryPaths: %s\n", pc_system_libdirs_buf.base);
+
+	pkgconf_buffer_finalize(&pc_path_buf);
+	pkgconf_buffer_finalize(&pc_system_libdirs_buf);
+	pkgconf_buffer_finalize(&pc_system_includedirs_buf);
+}
+#endif
+
 int
 pkgconf_cli_run(pkgconf_cli_state_t *state, int argc, char *argv[], int last_argc)
 {
@@ -946,6 +974,16 @@ pkgconf_cli_run(pkgconf_cli_state_t *state, int argc, char *argv[], int last_arg
 		.flags = PKGCONF_PKG_PROPF_STATIC | PKGCONF_PKG_PROPF_VIRTUAL,
 	};
 
+#ifndef PKGCONF_LITE
+	if ((state->want_flags & PKG_DUMP_PERSONALITY) == PKG_DUMP_PERSONALITY)
+	{
+		dump_personality(state->pkg_client.personality);
+
+		ret = EXIT_SUCCESS;
+		goto out;
+	}
+#endif
+
 #ifndef PKGCONF_LITE
 	if ((state->want_flags & PKG_MSVC_SYNTAX) == PKG_MSVC_SYNTAX)
 		state->want_render_ops = msvc_renderer_get();
diff --git a/cli/main.c b/cli/main.c
index 251595b..a007f2b 100644
--- a/cli/main.c
+++ b/cli/main.c
@@ -49,32 +49,6 @@ relocate_path(const char *path)
 }
 
 #ifndef PKGCONF_LITE
-static void
-dump_personality(const pkgconf_cross_personality_t *p)
-{
-	pkgconf_buffer_t pc_path_buf = PKGCONF_BUFFER_INITIALIZER;
-	path_list_to_buffer(&p->dir_list, &pc_path_buf, ':');
-
-	pkgconf_buffer_t pc_system_libdirs_buf = PKGCONF_BUFFER_INITIALIZER;
-	path_list_to_buffer(&p->filter_libdirs, &pc_system_libdirs_buf, ':');
-
-	pkgconf_buffer_t pc_system_includedirs_buf = PKGCONF_BUFFER_INITIALIZER;
-	path_list_to_buffer(&p->filter_includedirs, &pc_system_includedirs_buf, ':');
-
-	printf("Triplet: %s\n", p->name);
-
-	if (p->sysroot_dir)
-		printf("SysrootDir: %s\n", p->sysroot_dir);
-
-	printf("DefaultSearchPaths: %s\n", pc_path_buf.base);
-	printf("SystemIncludePaths: %s\n", pc_system_includedirs_buf.base);
-	printf("SystemLibraryPaths: %s\n", pc_system_libdirs_buf.base);
-
-	pkgconf_buffer_finalize(&pc_path_buf);
-	pkgconf_buffer_finalize(&pc_system_libdirs_buf);
-	pkgconf_buffer_finalize(&pc_system_includedirs_buf);
-}
-
 static pkgconf_cross_personality_t *
 deduce_personality(char *argv[])
 {
@@ -409,16 +383,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 	}
 
-#ifndef PKGCONF_LITE
-	if ((state.want_flags & PKG_DUMP_PERSONALITY) == PKG_DUMP_PERSONALITY)
-	{
-		dump_personality(personality);
-
-		ret = EXIT_SUCCESS;
-		goto out;
-	}
-#endif
-
 	/* now, bring up the client.  settings are preserved since the client is prealloced */
 	pkgconf_client_init(&state.pkg_client, error_handler, &state, personality, &state, environ_lookup_handler);