diff --git a/src/shared/edit-util.c b/src/shared/edit-util.c
index 207732e320..ba1f4128a0 100644
--- a/src/shared/edit-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/edit-util.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ int edit_files_add(
 }
 
 static int create_edit_temp_file(EditFile *e) {
-        _cleanup_free_ char *temp = NULL;
+        _cleanup_(unlink_and_freep) char *temp = NULL;
         unsigned line = 1;
         int r;