diff --git a/src/binfmt/binfmt.c b/src/binfmt/binfmt.c
index 0c91ede6bb..da70187527 100644
--- a/src/binfmt/binfmt.c
+++ b/src/binfmt/binfmt.c
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 else
                         log_debug("Flushed all binfmt_misc rules.");
 
+                r = 0;
+
                 STRV_FOREACH(f, files)
                         RET_GATHER(r, apply_file(*f, true));
         }