diff --git a/src/shared/bus-util.c b/src/shared/bus-util.c
index 942a59be88..75e89ab5dc 100644
--- a/src/shared/bus-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/bus-util.c
@@ -34,6 +34,19 @@ static int name_owner_change_callback(sd_bus_message *m, void *userdata, sd_bus_
         return 1;
 }
 
+int bus_log_address_error(int r) {
+        return log_error_errno(r,
+                               r == -ENOMEDIUM ? "Failed to set bus address: $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS and $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not defined (consider using --machine=<user>@.host --user to connect to bus of other user)" :
+                                                 "Failed to set bus address: %m");
+}
+
+int bus_log_connect_error(int r) {
+        return log_error_errno(r,
+                               r == -ENOMEDIUM       ? "Failed to connect to bus: $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS and $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not defined (consider using --machine=<user>@.host --user to connect to bus of other user)" :
+                               ERRNO_IS_PRIVILEGE(r) ? "Failed to connect to bus: Operation not permitted (consider using --machine=<user>@.host --user to connect to bus of other user)" :
+                                                       "Failed to connect to bus: %m");
+}
+
 int bus_async_unregister_and_exit(sd_event *e, sd_bus *bus, const char *name) {
         const char *match;
         const char *unique;
diff --git a/src/shared/bus-util.h b/src/shared/bus-util.h
index e0d4d5d915..3a65851fa5 100644
--- a/src/shared/bus-util.h
+++ b/src/shared/bus-util.h
@@ -39,22 +39,8 @@ int bus_connect_user_systemd(sd_bus **_bus);
 int bus_connect_transport(BusTransport transport, const char *host, bool user, sd_bus **bus);
 int bus_connect_transport_systemd(BusTransport transport, const char *host, bool user, sd_bus **bus);
 
-#define bus_log_address_error(r)                                        \
-        ({                                                              \
-                int _k = (r);                                           \
-                log_error_errno(_k,                                     \
-                                _k == -ENOMEDIUM ? "Failed to set bus address: $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS and $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not defined (consider using --machine=<user>@.host --user to connect to bus of other user)" : \
-                                                   "Failed to set bus address: %m"); \
-        })
-
-#define bus_log_connect_error(r)                                        \
-        ({                                                              \
-                int _k = (r);                                           \
-                log_error_errno(_k,                                     \
-                                _k == -ENOMEDIUM       ? "Failed to connect to bus: $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS and $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not defined (consider using --machine=<user>@.host --user to connect to bus of other user)" : \
-                                ERRNO_IS_PRIVILEGE(_k) ? "Failed to connect to bus: Operation not permitted (consider using --machine=<user>@.host --user to connect to bus of other user)" : \
-                                                         "Failed to connect to bus: %m"); \
-        })
+int bus_log_address_error(int r);
+int bus_log_connect_error(int r);
 
 #define bus_log_parse_error(r)                                  \
         log_error_errno(r, "Failed to parse bus message: %m")