diff --git a/criu/cr-service.c b/criu/cr-service.c
index 274ff218b..30d537a01 100644
--- a/criu/cr-service.c
+++ b/criu/cr-service.c
@@ -307,6 +307,8 @@ static int setup_opts_from_req(int sk, CriuOpts *req)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
+	print_versions();
+
 	/* checking flags from client */
 	if (req->has_leave_running && req->leave_running)
 		opts.final_state = TASK_ALIVE;
diff --git a/criu/crtools.c b/criu/crtools.c
index 1fe7aabf2..17e16ce86 100644
--- a/criu/crtools.c
+++ b/criu/crtools.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
-#include <sys/utsname.h>
 
 #include "int.h"
 #include "page.h"
@@ -422,20 +421,6 @@ static void init_configuration(int argc, char *argv[], int defaults_forbidden)
 	}
 }
 
-static void print_kernel_version(void)
-{
-	struct utsname buf;
-
-	if (uname(&buf) < 0) {
-		pr_perror("Reading kernel version failed!");
-		/* This pretty unlikely, just keep on running. */
-		return;
-	}
-
-	pr_info("Running on %s %s %s %s %s\n", buf.nodename, buf.sysname,
-		buf.release, buf.version, buf.machine);
-}
-
 int main(int argc, char *argv[], char *envp[])
 {
 #define PARSING_GLOBAL_CONF	1
@@ -981,9 +966,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[], char *envp[])
 	libsoccr_set_log(log_level, soccr_print_on_level);
 	compel_log_init(vprint_on_level, log_get_loglevel());
 
-	pr_info("Version: %s (gitid %s)\n", CRIU_VERSION, CRIU_GITID);
-
-	print_kernel_version();
+	print_versions();
 
 	if (opts.deprecated_ok)
 		pr_debug("DEPRECATED ON\n");
diff --git a/criu/include/util.h b/criu/include/util.h
index 8a1718c1e..377ef20f3 100644
--- a/criu/include/util.h
+++ b/criu/include/util.h
@@ -380,4 +380,6 @@ static inline void print_stack_trace(pid_t pid) {}
 		___ret;									\
 	})
 
+extern void print_versions(void);
+
 #endif /* __CR_UTIL_H__ */
diff --git a/criu/util.c b/criu/util.c
index b19bf5175..1605e1162 100644
--- a/criu/util.c
+++ b/criu/util.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <netinet/tcp.h>
 #include <sched.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
+#include <sys/utsname.h>
 
 #include "bitops.h"
 #include "page.h"
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@
 #include "cr-service.h"
 #include "files.h"
 #include "pstree.h"
+#include "version.h"
 
 #include "cr-errno.h"
 
@@ -1623,3 +1625,19 @@ pid_t fork()
 {
 	return sys_clone_unified(SIGCHLD, 0, NULL, NULL, 0);
 }
+
+void print_versions(void)
+{
+	struct utsname buf;
+
+	pr_info("Version: %s (gitid %s)\n", CRIU_VERSION, CRIU_GITID);
+
+	if (uname(&buf) < 0) {
+		pr_perror("Reading kernel version failed!");
+		/* This pretty unlikely, just keep on running. */
+		return;
+	}
+
+	pr_info("Running on %s %s %s %s %s\n", buf.nodename, buf.sysname,
+		buf.release, buf.version, buf.machine);
+}