diff --git a/tools/ratbagctl.in b/tools/ratbagctl.in
index 3836e7c5..d409c254 100755
--- a/tools/ratbagctl.in
+++ b/tools/ratbagctl.in
@@ -500,6 +500,8 @@ def make_parser():
     return parser
 
 def main(argv):
+    if not argv:
+        argv = ["list-devices"]
     cmd = make_parser().parse_args(argv)
 
     try: