diff --git a/tools/check-usb-chip.c b/tools/check-usb-chip.c
index 4e6730ef3..ab335bc07 100644
--- a/tools/check-usb-chip.c
+++ b/tools/check-usb-chip.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
    check-usb-chip.c -- Find out what USB scanner chipset is used
    
    Copyright (C) 2003-2005 Henning Meier-Geinitz <henning@meier-geinitz.de>
-   Copyright (C) 2003 Gerhard J�ger <gerhard@gjaeger.de>
+   Copyright (C) 2003 Gerhard Jaeger <gerhard@gjaeger.de>
                       for LM983x tests
    Copyright (C) 2003 Gerard Klaver <gerard at gkall dot hobby dot nl>
                       for ICM532B tests
diff --git a/tools/sane-find-scanner.c b/tools/sane-find-scanner.c
index bfcfaf089..bd3c3a4a5 100644
--- a/tools/sane-find-scanner.c
+++ b/tools/sane-find-scanner.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* sane-find-scanner.c
 
-   Copyright (C) 1997-2005 Oliver Rauch, Henning Meier-Geinitz, and others.
+   Copyright (C) 1997-2013 Oliver Rauch, Henning Meier-Geinitz, and others.
 
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -1991,9 +1991,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	if (verbose > 2)
 	  printf ("trying libusb:\n");
 
-	if (verbose > 3)
-	  libusb_set_debug (sfs_usb_ctx, 3);
-
 	ret = libusb_init (&sfs_usb_ctx);
 	if (ret < 0)
 	  {
@@ -2003,6 +2000,9 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	    goto failed_libusb_1_0;
 	  }
 
+	if (verbose > 3)
+	  libusb_set_debug (sfs_usb_ctx, 3);
+
 	devcnt = libusb_get_device_list (sfs_usb_ctx, &devlist);
 	if (devcnt < 0)
 	  {