diff --git a/src/core/load-fragment.c b/src/core/load-fragment.c
index 352798fd6a..6b97cf4797 100644
--- a/src/core/load-fragment.c
+++ b/src/core/load-fragment.c
@@ -4782,7 +4782,7 @@ int unit_load_fragment(Unit *u) {
                                      &u->manager->unit_name_map,
                                      &u->manager->unit_path_cache);
         if (r < 0)
-                log_error_errno(r, "Failed to rebuild name map: %m");
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to rebuild name map: %m");
 
         r = unit_file_find_fragment(u->manager->unit_id_map,
                                     u->manager->unit_name_map,