diff --git a/cli/command/cli.go b/cli/command/cli.go
index ca329f5d6280..d6a2a9f04a82 100644
--- a/cli/command/cli.go
+++ b/cli/command/cli.go
@@ -602,8 +602,10 @@ func NewDockerCli(ops ...CLIOption) (*DockerCli, error) {
 	ops = append(defaultOps, ops...)
 
 	cli := &DockerCli{baseCtx: context.Background()}
-	if err := cli.Apply(ops...); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	for _, op := range ops {
+		if err := op(cli); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 	return cli, nil
 }