diff --git a/src/core/dbus-manager.c b/src/core/dbus-manager.c
index 59a7f2bd35..7077d44723 100644
--- a/src/core/dbus-manager.c
+++ b/src/core/dbus-manager.c
@@ -948,9 +948,10 @@ static int method_list_units_by_names(sd_bus_message *message, void *userdata, s
 }
 
 static int method_get_unit_processes(sd_bus_message *message, void *userdata, sd_bus_error *error) {
-        /* Don't load a unit (since it won't have any processes if it's not loaded), but don't insist on the
-         * unit being loaded (because even improperly loaded units might still have processes around */
-        return method_generic_unit_operation(message, userdata, error, bus_unit_method_get_processes, 0);
+        /* Don't load a unit actively (since it won't have any processes if it's not loaded), but don't
+         * insist on the unit being loaded either (because even improperly loaded units might still have
+         * processes around). */
+        return method_generic_unit_operation(message, userdata, error, bus_unit_method_get_processes, /* flags = */ 0);
 }
 
 static int method_attach_processes_to_unit(sd_bus_message *message, void *userdata, sd_bus_error *error) {