diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.c
index ab25ff87bc..5d3f85e4cc 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.c
@@ -3351,10 +3351,8 @@ int journal_file_move_to_entry_by_monotonic(
         assert(f);
 
         r = find_data_object_by_boot_id(f, boot_id, &o, NULL);
-        if (r < 0)
+        if (r <= 0)
                 return r;
-        if (r == 0)
-                return -ENOENT;
 
         return generic_array_bisect_plus_one(
                         f,
@@ -3546,10 +3544,8 @@ int journal_file_move_to_entry_by_monotonic_for_data(
 
         /* First, seek by time */
         r = find_data_object_by_boot_id(f, boot_id, &o, &b);
-        if (r < 0)
+        if (r <= 0)
                 return r;
-        if (r == 0)
-                return -ENOENT;
 
         r = generic_array_bisect_plus_one(f,
                                           le64toh(o->data.entry_offset),
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/sd-journal.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/sd-journal.c
index 718d45af0e..1b9dcbdecb 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/sd-journal.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/sd-journal.c
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ static int find_location_for_match(
                         return journal_file_move_to_entry_by_seqnum_for_data(f, d, j->current_location.seqnum, direction, ret, offset);
                 if (j->current_location.monotonic_set) {
                         r = journal_file_move_to_entry_by_monotonic_for_data(f, d, j->current_location.boot_id, j->current_location.monotonic, direction, ret, offset);
-                        if (r != -ENOENT)
+                        if (r != 0)
                                 return r;
 
                         /* The data object might have been invalidated. */
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ static int find_location_with_matches(
                         return journal_file_move_to_entry_by_seqnum(f, j->current_location.seqnum, direction, ret, offset);
                 if (j->current_location.monotonic_set) {
                         r = journal_file_move_to_entry_by_monotonic(f, j->current_location.boot_id, j->current_location.monotonic, direction, ret, offset);
-                        if (r != -ENOENT)
+                        if (r != 0)
                                 return r;
                 }
                 if (j->current_location.realtime_set)