diff --git a/src/shared/varlink.c b/src/shared/varlink.c
index 81ccae3bb7..1d6e7fb64e 100644
--- a/src/shared/varlink.c
+++ b/src/shared/varlink.c
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ int varlink_connect_url(Varlink **ret, const char *url) {
         }
 
         if (exec)
-                return varlink_connect_exec(ret, c ?: p, NULL);
+                return varlink_connect_exec(ret, c, NULL);
 
         return varlink_connect_address(ret, c ?: p);
 }