diff --git a/src/shared/unit-name.c b/src/shared/unit-name.c
index e8328c321a..e84d995dd7 100644
--- a/src/shared/unit-name.c
+++ b/src/shared/unit-name.c
@@ -335,7 +335,8 @@ bool unit_name_is_template(const char *n) {
 
         assert(n);
 
-        if (!(p = strchr(n, '@')))
+        p = strchr(n, '@');
+        if (!p)
                 return false;
 
         return p[1] == '.';