diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
index d5dc52853a..0a3d975d88 100644
--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
@@ -9171,9 +9171,9 @@ static int systemctl_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 { "help",                  VERB_ANY, VERB_ANY, VERB_ONLINE_ONLY, show                    },
                 { "daemon-reload",         VERB_ANY, 1,        VERB_ONLINE_ONLY, daemon_reload           },
                 { "daemon-reexec",         VERB_ANY, 1,        VERB_ONLINE_ONLY, daemon_reload           },
-                { "log-level",             VERB_ANY, 2,        0,                log_level               },
-                { "log-target",            VERB_ANY, 2,        0,                log_target              },
-                { "service-watchdogs",     VERB_ANY, 2,        0,                service_watchdogs       },
+                { "log-level",             VERB_ANY, 2,        VERB_ONLINE_ONLY, log_level               },
+                { "log-target",            VERB_ANY, 2,        VERB_ONLINE_ONLY, log_target              },
+                { "service-watchdogs",     VERB_ANY, 2,        VERB_ONLINE_ONLY, service_watchdogs       },
                 { "show-environment",      VERB_ANY, 1,        VERB_ONLINE_ONLY, show_environment        },
                 { "set-environment",       2,        VERB_ANY, VERB_ONLINE_ONLY, set_environment         },
                 { "unset-environment",     2,        VERB_ANY, VERB_ONLINE_ONLY, set_environment         },