diff --git a/src/basic/glob-util.c b/src/basic/glob-util.c
index e3aa6c2e15..1e7e301e09 100644
--- a/src/basic/glob-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/glob-util.c
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ int glob_exists(const char *path) {
         return true;
 }
 
-int glob_extend(char ***strv, const char *path) {
+int glob_extend(char ***strv, const char *path, int flags) {
         _cleanup_globfree_ glob_t g = {};
         int k;
 
-        k = safe_glob(path, GLOB_NOSORT|GLOB_BRACE, &g);
+        k = safe_glob(path, GLOB_NOSORT|GLOB_BRACE|flags, &g);
         if (k < 0)
                 return k;
 
diff --git a/src/basic/glob-util.h b/src/basic/glob-util.h
index 8b1bb02be1..3d5f543508 100644
--- a/src/basic/glob-util.h
+++ b/src/basic/glob-util.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 int safe_glob(const char *path, int flags, glob_t *pglob);
 
 int glob_exists(const char *path);
-int glob_extend(char ***strv, const char *path);
+int glob_extend(char ***strv, const char *path, int flags);
 
 #define _cleanup_globfree_ _cleanup_(globfree)
 
diff --git a/src/basic/path-util.c b/src/basic/path-util.c
index ba13de01ff..986dfe94a4 100644
--- a/src/basic/path-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/path-util.c
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ int systemd_installation_has_version(const char *root, unsigned minimal_version)
                 if (!path)
                         return -ENOMEM;
 
-                r = glob_extend(&names, path);
+                r = glob_extend(&names, path, 0);
                 if (r == -ENOENT)
                         continue;
                 if (r < 0)
diff --git a/src/coredump/coredumpctl.c b/src/coredump/coredumpctl.c
index 60a02b770b..ed4d06e986 100644
--- a/src/coredump/coredumpctl.c
+++ b/src/coredump/coredumpctl.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         break;
 
                 case ARG_FILE:
-                        r = glob_extend(&arg_file, optarg);
+                        r = glob_extend(&arg_file, optarg, GLOB_NOCHECK);
                         if (r < 0)
                                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to add paths: %m");
                         break;
diff --git a/src/journal-remote/journal-upload.c b/src/journal-remote/journal-upload.c
index 2f9585df56..bf656ac670 100644
--- a/src/journal-remote/journal-upload.c
+++ b/src/journal-remote/journal-upload.c
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         break;
 
                 case ARG_FILE:
-                        r = glob_extend(&arg_file, optarg);
+                        r = glob_extend(&arg_file, optarg, GLOB_NOCHECK);
                         if (r < 0)
                                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to add paths: %m");
                         break;
diff --git a/src/journal/journalctl.c b/src/journal/journalctl.c
index 01d75b0e24..a082995498 100644
--- a/src/journal/journalctl.c
+++ b/src/journal/journalctl.c
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                                  * STDIN. To avoid confusion we hence don't document this feature. */
                                 arg_file_stdin = true;
                         else {
-                                r = glob_extend(&arg_file, optarg);
+                                r = glob_extend(&arg_file, optarg, GLOB_NOCHECK);
                                 if (r < 0)
                                         return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to add paths: %m");
                         }
diff --git a/src/sysctl/sysctl.c b/src/sysctl/sysctl.c
index 3b3305d7f6..5274cd24b3 100644
--- a/src/sysctl/sysctl.c
+++ b/src/sysctl/sysctl.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static int apply_all(OrderedHashmap *sysctl_options) {
                         if (!pattern)
                                 return log_oom();
 
-                        k = glob_extend(&paths, pattern);
+                        k = glob_extend(&paths, pattern, GLOB_NOCHECK);
                         if (k < 0) {
                                 if (option->ignore_failure || ERRNO_IS_PRIVILEGE(k))
                                         log_debug_errno(k, "Failed to resolve glob '%s', ignoring: %m",