diff --git a/src/backlight/backlight.c b/src/backlight/backlight.c
index 28a1a903d1..dfd6805398 100644
--- a/src/backlight/backlight.c
+++ b/src/backlight/backlight.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 const char *value;
 
                 if (validate_device(device) == 0) {
-                        unlink(saved);
+                        (void) unlink(saved);
                         return 0;
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/namespace.c b/src/core/namespace.c
index dfa3c160c1..8475145f06 100644
--- a/src/core/namespace.c
+++ b/src/core/namespace.c
@@ -1674,8 +1674,8 @@ int setup_tmp_dirs(const char *id, char **tmp_dir, char **var_tmp_dir) {
                 char *t;
 
                 t = strjoina(a, "/tmp");
-                rmdir(t);
-                rmdir(a);
+                (void) rmdir(t);
+                (void) rmdir(a);
 
                 free(a);
                 return r;
diff --git a/src/coredump/coredumpctl.c b/src/coredump/coredumpctl.c
index fbee242962..b239d81945 100644
--- a/src/coredump/coredumpctl.c
+++ b/src/coredump/coredumpctl.c
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ static int save_core(sd_journal *j, FILE *file, char **path, bool *unlink_temp)
 
 error:
         if (temp) {
-                unlink(temp);
+                (void) unlink(temp);
                 log_debug("Removed temporary file %s", temp);
         }
         return r;
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ finish:
 
         if (unlink_path) {
                 log_debug("Removed temporary file %s", path);
-                unlink(path);
+                (void) unlink(path);
         }
 
         return r;
diff --git a/src/import/import-raw.c b/src/import/import-raw.c
index 56f3431a08..b905832603 100644
--- a/src/import/import-raw.c
+++ b/src/import/import-raw.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static int raw_import_maybe_convert_qcow2(RawImport *i) {
 
         r = qcow2_convert(i->output_fd, converted_fd);
         if (r < 0) {
-                unlink(t);
+                (void) unlink(t);
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to convert qcow2 image: %m");
         }
 
diff --git a/src/import/pull-raw.c b/src/import/pull-raw.c
index 72b9054e49..691de8b275 100644
--- a/src/import/pull-raw.c
+++ b/src/import/pull-raw.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static int raw_pull_maybe_convert_qcow2(RawPull *i) {
 
         r = qcow2_convert(i->raw_job->disk_fd, converted_fd);
         if (r < 0) {
-                unlink(t);
+                (void) unlink(t);
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to convert qcow2 image: %m");
         }
 
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static int raw_pull_make_local_copy(RawPull *i) {
 
         r = copy_bytes(i->raw_job->disk_fd, dfd, (uint64_t) -1, COPY_REFLINK);
         if (r < 0) {
-                unlink(tp);
+                (void) unlink(tp);
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to make writable copy of image: %m");
         }
 
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ static int raw_pull_make_local_copy(RawPull *i) {
         r = rename(tp, p);
         if (r < 0)  {
                 r = log_error_errno(errno, "Failed to move writable image into place: %m");
-                unlink(tp);
+                (void) unlink(tp);
                 return r;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/journal-remote/journal-upload.c b/src/journal-remote/journal-upload.c
index ef3556f825..cc96825288 100644
--- a/src/journal-remote/journal-upload.c
+++ b/src/journal-remote/journal-upload.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static int check_cursor_updating(Uploader *u) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Cannot save state to %s: %m",
                                        u->state_file);
-        unlink(temp_path);
+        (void) unlink(temp_path);
 
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/journal/journalctl.c b/src/journal/journalctl.c
index 42fb25cc46..00489098ee 100644
--- a/src/journal/journalctl.c
+++ b/src/journal/journalctl.c
@@ -1841,7 +1841,7 @@ finish:
         safe_close(fd);
 
         if (k) {
-                unlink(k);
+                (void) unlink(k);
                 free(k);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-hwdb/hwdb-util.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-hwdb/hwdb-util.c
index 2ac4b59ad7..c83575c7c8 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-hwdb/hwdb-util.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-hwdb/hwdb-util.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static int trie_store(struct trie *trie, const char *filename, bool compat) {
  error_fclose:
         r = -errno;
         fclose(t.f);
-        unlink(filename_tmp);
+        (void) unlink(filename_tmp);
         return r;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/login/logind-inhibit.c b/src/login/logind-inhibit.c
index 1bee58db12..d427dcaa01 100644
--- a/src/login/logind-inhibit.c
+++ b/src/login/logind-inhibit.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void inhibitor_free(Inhibitor *i) {
         free(i->why);
 
         if (i->state_file) {
-                unlink(i->state_file);
+                (void) unlink(i->state_file);
                 free(i->state_file);
         }
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ int inhibitor_stop(Inhibitor *i) {
                           inhibit_mode_to_string(i->mode));
 
         if (i->state_file)
-                unlink(i->state_file);
+                (void) unlink(i->state_file);
 
         i->started = false;
 
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ void inhibitor_remove_fifo(Inhibitor *i) {
         i->fifo_fd = safe_close(i->fifo_fd);
 
         if (i->fifo_path) {
-                unlink(i->fifo_path);
+                (void) unlink(i->fifo_path);
                 i->fifo_path = mfree(i->fifo_path);
         }
 }
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-link.c b/src/network/networkd-link.c
index 752fcd56b1..3e334c8d29 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-link.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-link.c
@@ -4018,7 +4018,7 @@ int link_save(Link *link) {
         assert(link->manager);
 
         if (link->state == LINK_STATE_LINGER) {
-                unlink(link->state_file);
+                (void) unlink(link->state_file);
                 return 0;
         }
 
@@ -4287,7 +4287,7 @@ int link_save(Link *link) {
                         "DHCP_LEASE=%s\n",
                         link->lease_file);
         } else
-                unlink(link->lease_file);
+                (void) unlink(link->lease_file);
 
         if (link->ipv4ll) {
                 struct in_addr address;
diff --git a/src/sysusers/sysusers.c b/src/sysusers/sysusers.c
index df28bcfd72..b9fa334858 100644
--- a/src/sysusers/sysusers.c
+++ b/src/sysusers/sysusers.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static int make_backup(const char *target, const char *x) {
         return 0;
 
 fail:
-        unlink(temp);
+        (void) unlink(temp);
         return r;
 }