diff --git a/src/source-pfring.c b/src/source-pfring.c
index e1a811abe1..7f005bce55 100644
--- a/src/source-pfring.c
+++ b/src/source-pfring.c
@@ -491,11 +491,11 @@ TmEcode ReceivePfringThreadInit(ThreadVars *tv, void *initdata, void **data)
         pfconf->DerefFunc(pfconf);
         SCFree(ptv);
         return TM_ECODE_FAILED;
-    } else {
-        pfring_set_application_name(ptv->pd, PROG_NAME);
-        pfring_version(ptv->pd, &version);
     }
 
+    pfring_set_application_name(ptv->pd, PROG_NAME);
+    pfring_version(ptv->pd, &version);
+
     /* We only set cluster info if the number of pfring threads is greater than 1 */
     ptv->threads = pfconf->threads;