diff --git a/src/core/exec-invoke.c b/src/core/exec-invoke.c
index 593c04ae5c..e96a031c86 100644
--- a/src/core/exec-invoke.c
+++ b/src/core/exec-invoke.c
@@ -5254,7 +5254,7 @@ int exec_invoke(
                 *exit_status = EXIT_MEMORY;
                 return log_oom();
         }
-        accum_env = strv_env_clean(accum_env);
+        strv_env_clean(accum_env);
 
         (void) umask(context->umask);
 
diff --git a/src/core/execute.c b/src/core/execute.c
index 8d96109473..2e5303987c 100644
--- a/src/core/execute.c
+++ b/src/core/execute.c
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ static int exec_context_load_environment(const Unit *unit, const ExecContext *c,
                                         .path = *path,
                                 };
 
-                                p = strv_env_clean_with_callback(p, invalid_env, &info);
+                                strv_env_clean_with_callback(p, invalid_env, &info);
                         }
 
                         if (!v)