diff --git a/src/home/homed-home-bus.c b/src/home/homed-home-bus.c
index 5643a9a6e4..2a58ecbc1a 100644
--- a/src/home/homed-home-bus.c
+++ b/src/home/homed-home-bus.c
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ static int on_deferred_change(sd_event_source *s, void *userdata) {
 
         assert(h);
 
-        h->deferred_change_event_source = sd_event_source_unref(h->deferred_change_event_source);
+        h->deferred_change_event_source = sd_event_source_disable_unref(h->deferred_change_event_source);
 
         r = bus_home_path(h, &path);
         if (r < 0) {
diff --git a/src/home/homed-home.c b/src/home/homed-home.c
index f1db828ed0..5a777e88ef 100644
--- a/src/home/homed-home.c
+++ b/src/home/homed-home.c
@@ -188,17 +188,17 @@ Home *home_free(Home *h) {
         user_record_unref(h->record);
         user_record_unref(h->secret);
 
-        h->worker_event_source = sd_event_source_unref(h->worker_event_source);
+        h->worker_event_source = sd_event_source_disable_unref(h->worker_event_source);
         safe_close(h->worker_stdout_fd);
         free(h->user_name);
         free(h->sysfs);
 
-        h->ref_event_source_please_suspend = sd_event_source_unref(h->ref_event_source_please_suspend);
-        h->ref_event_source_dont_suspend = sd_event_source_unref(h->ref_event_source_dont_suspend);
+        h->ref_event_source_please_suspend = sd_event_source_disable_unref(h->ref_event_source_please_suspend);
+        h->ref_event_source_dont_suspend = sd_event_source_disable_unref(h->ref_event_source_dont_suspend);
 
         h->pending_operations = ordered_set_free(h->pending_operations);
-        h->pending_event_source = sd_event_source_unref(h->pending_event_source);
-        h->deferred_change_event_source = sd_event_source_unref(h->deferred_change_event_source);
+        h->pending_event_source = sd_event_source_disable_unref(h->pending_event_source);
+        h->deferred_change_event_source = sd_event_source_disable_unref(h->deferred_change_event_source);
 
         h->current_operation = operation_unref(h->current_operation);
 
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ static int home_on_worker_process(sd_event_source *s, const siginfo_t *si, void
         (void) hashmap_remove_value(h->manager->homes_by_worker_pid, PID_TO_PTR(h->worker_pid), h);
 
         h->worker_pid = 0;
-        h->worker_event_source = sd_event_source_unref(h->worker_event_source);
+        h->worker_event_source = sd_event_source_disable_unref(h->worker_event_source);
 
         if (si->si_code != CLD_EXITED) {
                 assert(IN_SET(si->si_code, CLD_KILLED, CLD_DUMPED));
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ static int home_start_work(Home *h, const char *verb, UserRecord *hr, UserRecord
 
         r = hashmap_put(h->manager->homes_by_worker_pid, PID_TO_PTR(pid), h);
         if (r < 0) {
-                h->worker_event_source = sd_event_source_unref(h->worker_event_source);
+                h->worker_event_source = sd_event_source_disable_unref(h->worker_event_source);
                 return r;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/home/homed-manager-bus.c b/src/home/homed-manager-bus.c
index d3ac98f901..8a06bb62bf 100644
--- a/src/home/homed-manager-bus.c
+++ b/src/home/homed-manager-bus.c
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ static int on_deferred_auto_login(sd_event_source *s, void *userdata) {
 
         assert(m);
 
-        m->deferred_auto_login_event_source = sd_event_source_unref(m->deferred_auto_login_event_source);
+        m->deferred_auto_login_event_source = sd_event_source_disable_unref(m->deferred_auto_login_event_source);
 
         r = sd_bus_emit_properties_changed(
                         m->bus,
diff --git a/src/home/homed-manager.c b/src/home/homed-manager.c
index fd0be1d56f..2cab414bb3 100644
--- a/src/home/homed-manager.c
+++ b/src/home/homed-manager.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static void manager_watch_home(Manager *m) {
 
         assert(m);
 
-        m->inotify_event_source = sd_event_source_unref(m->inotify_event_source);
+        m->inotify_event_source = sd_event_source_disable_unref(m->inotify_event_source);
         m->scan_slash_home = false;
 
         if (statfs("/home/", &sfs) < 0) {
@@ -1670,7 +1670,7 @@ static int on_deferred_rescan(sd_event_source *s, void *userdata) {
 
         assert(m);
 
-        m->deferred_rescan_event_source = sd_event_source_unref(m->deferred_rescan_event_source);
+        m->deferred_rescan_event_source = sd_event_source_disable_unref(m->deferred_rescan_event_source);
 
         manager_enumerate_devices(m);
         manager_enumerate_images(m);
@@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@ static int on_deferred_gc(sd_event_source *s, void *userdata) {
 
         assert(m);
 
-        m->deferred_gc_event_source = sd_event_source_unref(m->deferred_gc_event_source);
+        m->deferred_gc_event_source = sd_event_source_disable_unref(m->deferred_gc_event_source);
 
         manager_gc_images(m);
         return 0;