diff --git a/src/platforms/hosted/bmp_libusb.c b/src/platforms/hosted/bmp_libusb.c
index b60f78fbf9d..c94ec164b30 100644
--- a/src/platforms/hosted/bmp_libusb.c
+++ b/src/platforms/hosted/bmp_libusb.c
@@ -389,25 +389,23 @@ static const probe_info_s *scan_for_devices(bmp_info_s *info)
 #else
 	const bool skip_ftdi = false;
 #endif
-	result = libusb_init(&info->libusb_ctx);
-	if (result == 0) {
-		const ssize_t cnt = libusb_get_device_list(info->libusb_ctx, &device_list);
-		if (cnt > 0) {
-			// Parse the list of USB devices found
-			for (size_t deviceIndex = 0; device_list[deviceIndex]; ++deviceIndex) {
-				libusb_device *const device = device_list[deviceIndex];
-				result = libusb_get_device_descriptor(device, &device_descriptor);
-				if (result < 0) {
-					result = fprintf(stderr, "failed to get device descriptor");
-					return (probe_info_s *)NULL;
-				}
-				if (device_descriptor.idVendor != VENDOR_ID_FTDI || !skip_ftdi) {
-					if (!process_vid_pid_table_probe(&device_descriptor, device, &probe_list))
-						process_cmsis_interface_probe(&device_descriptor, device, &probe_list, info);
-				}
+
+	const ssize_t cnt = libusb_get_device_list(info->libusb_ctx, &device_list);
+	if (cnt > 0) {
+		// Parse the list of USB devices found
+		for (size_t deviceIndex = 0; device_list[deviceIndex]; ++deviceIndex) {
+			libusb_device *const device = device_list[deviceIndex];
+			result = libusb_get_device_descriptor(device, &device_descriptor);
+			if (result < 0) {
+				result = fprintf(stderr, "failed to get device descriptor");
+				return (probe_info_s *)NULL;
+			}
+			if (device_descriptor.idVendor != VENDOR_ID_FTDI || !skip_ftdi) {
+				if (!process_vid_pid_table_probe(&device_descriptor, device, &probe_list))
+					process_cmsis_interface_probe(&device_descriptor, device, &probe_list, info);
 			}
-			libusb_free_device_list(device_list, (int)cnt);
 		}
+		libusb_free_device_list(device_list, (int)cnt);
 	}
 	return probe_info_correct_order(probe_list);
 }
@@ -418,6 +416,10 @@ int find_debuggers(bmda_cli_options_s *cl_opts, bmp_info_s *info)
 	(void)info;
 	if (cl_opts->opt_device)
 		return 1;
+
+	if (libusb_init(&info->libusb_ctx) != 0)
+		return 1;
+
 	/* Scan for all possible probes on the system */
 	const probe_info_s *probe_list = scan_for_devices(info);
 	if (!probe_list) {