diff --git a/src/shared/blockdev-util.c b/src/shared/blockdev-util.c
index 383df8bd8f..968ff6adc3 100644
--- a/src/shared/blockdev-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/blockdev-util.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ int block_device_get_originating(sd_device *dev, sd_device **ret) {
                 return -ENOENT;
 
         *ret = TAKE_PTR(first_found);
-        return 1; /* found */
+        return 0;
 }
 
 int block_device_new_from_fd(int fd, BlockDeviceLookupFlag flags, sd_device **ret) {
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ int block_device_new_from_fd(int fd, BlockDeviceLookupFlag flags, sd_device **re
                         return r;
 
                 r = block_device_get_originating(dev_whole_disk, &dev_origin);
-                if (r < 0 && r != -ENOENT)
-                        return r;
-                if (r > 0)
+                if (r >= 0)
                         device_unref_and_replace(dev, dev_origin);
+                else if (r != -ENOENT)
+                        return r;
         }
 
         if (FLAGS_SET(flags, BLOCK_DEVICE_LOOKUP_WHOLE_DISK)) {
diff --git a/src/storagetm/storagetm.c b/src/storagetm/storagetm.c
index 1f1ebe2e8f..4bc6917887 100644
--- a/src/storagetm/storagetm.c
+++ b/src/storagetm/storagetm.c
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ static void device_track_back(sd_device *d, sd_device **ret) {
 
         _cleanup_(sd_device_unrefp) sd_device *d_originating = NULL;
         r = block_device_get_originating(d, &d_originating);
-        if (r < 0)
+        if (r < 0 && r != -ENOENT)
                 log_device_debug_errno(d, r, "Failed to get originating device for '%s', ignoring: %m", strna(devname));
 
         sd_device *d_whole = NULL;