diff --git a/src/systemctl.c b/src/systemctl.c
index 99ada38..33742ef 100644
--- a/src/systemctl.c
+++ b/src/systemctl.c
@@ -4159,14 +4159,6 @@ static int install_info_apply(const char *verb, LookupPaths *paths, InstallInfo
                 return -ENOENT;
         }
 
-        /* Consider unit files stored in /lib and /usr always enabled
-         * if they have no [Install] data. */
-        if (streq(verb, "is-enabled") &&
-            strv_isempty(i->aliases) &&
-            strv_isempty(i->wanted_by) &&
-            !path_startswith(filename, "/etc"))
-                return 1;
-
         i->path = filename;
 
         if ((r = config_parse(filename, f, NULL, items, true, i)) < 0) {
@@ -4179,6 +4171,14 @@ static int install_info_apply(const char *verb, LookupPaths *paths, InstallInfo
 
         fclose(f);
 
+        /* Consider unit files stored in /lib and /usr always enabled
+         * if they have no [Install] data. */
+        if (streq(verb, "is-enabled") &&
+            strv_isempty(i->aliases) &&
+            strv_isempty(i->wanted_by) &&
+            !path_startswith(filename, "/etc"))
+                return 1;
+
         if ((r = install_info_symlink_alias(verb, i, config_path)) != 0)
                 return r;