diff --git a/src/ops/info.rs b/src/ops/info.rs
index 85b07fd..668d49a 100644
--- a/src/ops/info.rs
+++ b/src/ops/info.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ pub fn info(
     let ws = nearest_manifest_path
         .as_ref()
         .and_then(|root| Workspace::new(root, gctx).ok());
+    validate_locked_and_frozen_options(ws.is_some(), gctx)?;
     let nearest_package = ws.as_ref().and_then(|ws| {
         nearest_manifest_path
             .as_ref()
@@ -48,8 +49,6 @@ pub fn info(
         package_id = None;
     }
 
-    validate_locked_and_frozen_options(package_id, gctx)?;
-
     let msrv_from_nearest_manifest_path_or_ws =
         try_get_msrv_from_nearest_manifest_or_ws(nearest_package, ws.as_ref());
     // If the workspace does not have a specific Rust version,
@@ -364,12 +363,11 @@ fn api_registry(
 }
 
 fn validate_locked_and_frozen_options(
-    package_id: Option<PackageId>,
+    in_workspace: bool,
     gctx: &GlobalContext,
 ) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
-    let from_workspace = package_id.is_some();
     // Only in workspace, we can use --frozen or --locked.
-    if !from_workspace {
+    if !in_workspace {
         if gctx.locked() {
             anyhow::bail!("the option `--locked` can only be used within a workspace");
         }
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_information/with_frozen_within_ws/stderr.log b/tests/testsuite/cargo_information/with_frozen_within_ws/stderr.log
index 55fff25..c96d52b 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/cargo_information/with_frozen_within_ws/stderr.log
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_information/with_frozen_within_ws/stderr.log
@@ -1 +1 @@
-error: the option `--frozen` can only be used within a workspace
+error: could not find `unknown` in registry `[ROOTURL]/registry`
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_information/with_locked_within_ws/stderr.log b/tests/testsuite/cargo_information/with_locked_within_ws/stderr.log
index 83c0352..7cea0f7 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/cargo_information/with_locked_within_ws/stderr.log
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_information/with_locked_within_ws/stderr.log
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
     Updating `dummy-registry` index
-error: the option `--locked` can only be used within a workspace
+error: could not find `unknown` in registry `[ROOTURL]/registry`