diff --git a/bin/mpdevil b/bin/mpdevil
index d2c2d5c..d4e2485 100755
--- a/bin/mpdevil
+++ b/bin/mpdevil
@@ -659,6 +659,7 @@ class Client(MPDClient):
 			obj[key] = value
 		if obj:
 			yield obj
+	_parse_objects_direct = _parse_objects
 
 	# overloads
 	def currentsong(self, *args):