diff --git a/src/core/device.c b/src/core/device.c
index d07adb2d2a..6b2d7c3e24 100644
--- a/src/core/device.c
+++ b/src/core/device.c
@@ -1291,6 +1291,7 @@ const UnitVTable device_vtable = {
         .status_message_formats = {
                 .starting_stopping = {
                         [0] = "Expecting device %s...",
+                        [1] = "Waiting for device %s to disappear...",
                 },
                 .finished_start_job = {
                         [JOB_DONE]       = "Found device %s.",