diff --git a/main/asterisk.c b/main/asterisk.c
index 941789b53d..d0f6e487be 100644
--- a/main/asterisk.c
+++ b/main/asterisk.c
@@ -2790,11 +2790,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (ast_opt_console && !option_verbose) 
 		ast_verbose("[ Booting...\n");
 
-	if (ast_opt_always_fork && (ast_opt_remote || ast_opt_console)) {
-		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "'alwaysfork' is not compatible with console or remote console mode; ignored\n");
-		ast_clear_flag(&ast_options, AST_OPT_FLAG_ALWAYS_FORK);
-	}
-
 	/* For remote connections, change the name of the remote connection.
 	 * We do this for the benefit of init scripts (which need to know if/when
 	 * the main asterisk process has died yet). */
@@ -2805,10 +2800,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (ast_opt_console && !option_verbose) 
+	if (ast_opt_console && !option_verbose) {
 		ast_verbose("[ Reading Master Configuration ]\n");
+	}
+
 	ast_readconfig();
 
+	if (ast_opt_always_fork && (ast_opt_remote || ast_opt_console)) {
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "'alwaysfork' is not compatible with console or remote console mode; ignored\n");
+		ast_clear_flag(&ast_options, AST_OPT_FLAG_ALWAYS_FORK);
+	}
+
 	if (ast_opt_dump_core) {
 		struct rlimit l;
 		memset(&l, 0, sizeof(l));