diff --git a/src/core/cgroup.c b/src/core/cgroup.c
index 50dd3dd45d..3f96f64dad 100644
--- a/src/core/cgroup.c
+++ b/src/core/cgroup.c
@@ -3788,7 +3788,7 @@ static int on_cgroup_empty_event(sd_event_source *s, void *userdata) {
 
         unit_add_to_gc_queue(u);
 
-        if (IN_SET(unit_active_state(u), UNIT_INACTIVE, UNIT_FAILED))
+        if (UNIT_IS_INACTIVE_OR_FAILED(unit_active_state(u)))
                 unit_prune_cgroup(u);
         else if (UNIT_VTABLE(u)->notify_cgroup_empty)
                 UNIT_VTABLE(u)->notify_cgroup_empty(u);