diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
index c91363f9d7..ff204cd789 100644
--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
@@ -8511,7 +8511,6 @@ static int halt_now(enum action a) {
 
 static int logind_schedule_shutdown(void) {
 
-#if ENABLE_LOGIND
         _cleanup_(sd_bus_error_free) sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
         char date[FORMAT_TIMESTAMP_MAX];
         const char *action;
@@ -8563,10 +8562,6 @@ static int logind_schedule_shutdown(void) {
         if (!arg_quiet)
                 log_info("Shutdown scheduled for %s, use 'shutdown -c' to cancel.", format_timestamp(date, sizeof(date), arg_when));
         return 0;
-#else
-        log_error("Cannot schedule shutdown without logind support, proceeding with immediate shutdown.");
-        return -ENOSYS;
-#endif
 }
 
 static int halt_main(void) {
@@ -8577,7 +8572,11 @@ static int halt_main(void) {
                 return r;
 
         if (arg_when > 0)
+#if ENABLE_LOGIND
                 return logind_schedule_shutdown();
+#else
+                log_error("Cannot schedule shutdown without logind support, proceeding with immediate shutdown.");
+#endif
 
         if (geteuid() != 0) {
                 if (arg_dry_run || arg_force > 0) {