diff --git a/src/login/logind-seat.c b/src/login/logind-seat.c
index f0e5aa1988..cc33799230 100644
--- a/src/login/logind-seat.c
+++ b/src/login/logind-seat.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ int seat_start(Seat *s) {
 }
 
 int seat_stop(Seat *s, bool force) {
-        int r = 0;
+        int r;
 
         assert(s);
 
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ int seat_stop(Seat *s, bool force) {
                            "SEAT_ID=%s", s->id,
                            LOG_MESSAGE("Removed seat %s.", s->id));
 
-        seat_stop_sessions(s, force);
+        r = seat_stop_sessions(s, force);
 
         (void) unlink(s->state_file);
         seat_add_to_gc_queue(s);