diff --git a/src/basic/log.h b/src/basic/log.h
index 1e2bec1646..0d927bfce9 100644
--- a/src/basic/log.h
+++ b/src/basic/log.h
@@ -273,9 +273,11 @@ int log_emergency_level(void);
         })
 
 #if LOG_TRACE
-#  define log_trace(...) log_debug(__VA_ARGS__)
+#  define log_trace(...)          log_debug(__VA_ARGS__)
+#  define log_trace_errno(...)    log_debug_errno(__VA_ARGS__)
 #else
-#  define log_trace(...) do {} while (0)
+#  define log_trace(...)          do {} while (0)
+#  define log_trace_errno(e, ...) (-ERRNO_VALUE(e))
 #endif
 
 /* Structured logging */
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-device/sd-device.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-device/sd-device.c
index 92a7ededf6..27c91ea724 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-device/sd-device.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-device/sd-device.c
@@ -188,8 +188,11 @@ int device_set_syspath(sd_device *device, const char *_syspath, bool verify) {
                         path = strjoina(syspath, "/uevent");
                         if (access(path, F_OK) < 0) {
                                 if (errno == ENOENT)
-                                        /* this is not a valid device */
-                                        return log_debug_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(ENODEV),
+                                        /* This is not a valid device.
+                                         * Note, this condition is quite often satisfied when
+                                         * enumerating devices or finding a parent device.
+                                         * Hence, use log_trace_errno() here. */
+                                        return log_trace_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(ENODEV),
                                                                "sd-device: the uevent file \"%s\" does not exist.", path);
 
                                 return log_debug_errno(errno, "sd-device: cannot access uevent file for %s: %m", syspath);