diff --git a/src/openvpn/options.c b/src/openvpn/options.c
index f7995c6..c5bce9f 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/options.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/options.c
@@ -2171,7 +2171,8 @@ options_postprocess_verify_ce(const struct options *options, const struct connec
         msg(M_USAGE, "--management-client-(user|group) can only be used on unix domain sockets");
     }
 
-    if (!(options->management_flags & MF_UNIX_SOCK)
+    if (options->management_addr
+        && !(options->management_flags & MF_UNIX_SOCK)
         && (!options->management_user_pass))
     {
         msg(M_WARN, "WARNING: Using --management on a TCP port WITHOUT "