diff --git a/src/core/cgroup.c b/src/core/cgroup.c
index c68ef5372c..85f549c4c4 100644
--- a/src/core/cgroup.c
+++ b/src/core/cgroup.c
@@ -1884,7 +1884,7 @@ static int on_cgroup_inotify_event(sd_event_source *s, int fd, uint32_t revents,
 
                 l = read(fd, &buffer, sizeof(buffer));
                 if (l < 0) {
-                        if (errno == EINTR || errno == EAGAIN)
+                        if (IN_SET(errno, EINTR, EAGAIN))
                                 return 0;
 
                         return log_error_errno(errno, "Failed to read control group inotify events: %m");