diff --git a/tools/workqueue/wq_dump.py b/tools/workqueue/wq_dump.py
index ce4161f52f2f..a0c72237531f 100644
--- a/tools/workqueue/wq_dump.py
+++ b/tools/workqueue/wq_dump.py
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ each workqueue:
 
 import sys
 
+import argparse
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=desc,
+                                 formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter)
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
 import drgn
 from drgn.helpers.linux.list import list_for_each_entry,list_empty
 from drgn.helpers.linux.percpu import per_cpu_ptr
@@ -53,11 +58,6 @@ from drgn.helpers.linux.cpumask import for_each_cpu,for_each_possible_cpu
 from drgn.helpers.linux.nodemask import for_each_node
 from drgn.helpers.linux.idr import idr_for_each
 
-import argparse
-parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=desc,
-                                 formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter)
-args = parser.parse_args()
-
 def err(s):
     print(s, file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
     sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/tools/workqueue/wq_monitor.py b/tools/workqueue/wq_monitor.py
index 9e964c5be40c..7f47fa398e3c 100644
--- a/tools/workqueue/wq_monitor.py
+++ b/tools/workqueue/wq_monitor.py
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ import re
 import time
 import json
 
-import drgn
-from drgn.helpers.linux.list import list_for_each_entry
-
 import argparse
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=desc,
                                  formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter)
@@ -51,6 +48,9 @@ parser.add_argument('-j', '--json', action='store_true',
                     help='Output in json')
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
+import drgn
+from drgn.helpers.linux.list import list_for_each_entry
+
 workqueues              = prog['workqueues']
 
 WQ_UNBOUND              = prog['WQ_UNBOUND']