diff --git a/cli/command/system/info.go b/cli/command/system/info.go
index d560c058ee..274b5b64cc 100644
--- a/cli/command/system/info.go
+++ b/cli/command/system/info.go
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@ func runInfo(cmd *cobra.Command, dockerCli command.Cli, opts *infoOptions) error
 				fprintln(dockerCli.Err(), err)
 			}
 		}
+		info.ClientInfo.APIVersion = dockerCli.CurrentVersion()
 	}
 
 	if opts.format == "" {
 		info.UserName = dockerCli.ConfigFile().AuthConfigs[registry.IndexServer].Username
-		info.ClientInfo.APIVersion = dockerCli.CurrentVersion()
 		return prettyPrintInfo(dockerCli, info)
 	}
 	return formatInfo(dockerCli.Out(), info, opts.format)