diff --git a/src/rc-update.c b/src/rc-update.c
index e39db593..7c611d3c 100644
--- a/src/rc-update.c
+++ b/src/rc-update.c
@@ -241,15 +241,14 @@ int rc_update (int argc, char **argv)
 
 			if (action & DOADD) {
 				actfunc = add;
-				if (! runlevels)
-					rc_strlist_add (&runlevels, rc_runlevel_get ());
 			} else if (action & DODELETE) {
 				actfunc = delete;
-				if (! runlevels)
-					runlevels = rc_runlevel_list ();
 			} else
 				eerrorx ("%s: invalid action", applet);
 
+			if (! runlevels)
+				rc_strlist_add (&runlevels, rc_runlevel_get ());
+
 			if (! runlevels)
 				eerrorx ("%s: no runlevels found", applet);