diff --git a/man/systemctl.xml b/man/systemctl.xml
index 768a30627f..e589711ea8 100644
--- a/man/systemctl.xml
+++ b/man/systemctl.xml
@@ -2440,9 +2440,9 @@ Jan 12 10:46:45 example.com bluetoothd[8900]: gatt-time-server: Input/output err
         <term><option>--no-reload</option></term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>When used with <command>enable</command> and
-          <command>disable</command>, do not implicitly reload daemon
-          configuration after executing the changes.</para>
+          <para>When used with <command>enable</command>, <command>disable</command>, <command>preset</command>,
+          <command>mask</command>, or <command>unmask</command>, do not implicitly reload daemon configuration
+          after executing the changes.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl-util.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl-util.c
index a73fc3afd0..a3101911cd 100644
--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl-util.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl-util.c
@@ -327,14 +327,15 @@ int get_active_triggering_units(sd_bus *bus, const char *unit, bool ignore_maske
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
+        if (unit_name_is_valid(name, UNIT_NAME_TEMPLATE))
+                goto skip;
+
         if (ignore_masked) {
                 r = unit_is_masked(bus, name);
                 if (r < 0)
                         return r;
-                if (r > 0) {
-                        *ret = NULL;
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (r > 0)
+                        goto skip;
         }
 
         dbus_path = unit_dbus_path_from_name(name);
@@ -370,6 +371,10 @@ int get_active_triggering_units(sd_bus *bus, const char *unit, bool ignore_maske
 
         *ret = TAKE_PTR(active);
         return 0;
+
+skip:
+        *ret = NULL;
+        return 0;
 }
 
 void warn_triggering_units(sd_bus *bus, const char *unit, const char *operation, bool ignore_masked) {
@@ -383,8 +388,8 @@ void warn_triggering_units(sd_bus *bus, const char *unit, const char *operation,
 
         r = get_active_triggering_units(bus, unit, ignore_masked, &triggered_by);
         if (r < 0) {
-                log_warning_errno(r,
-                                  "Failed to get triggering units for '%s', ignoring: %m", unit);
+                if (r != -ENOENT) /* A linked unit might have disappeared after disabling */
+                        log_warning_errno(r, "Failed to get triggering units for '%s', ignoring: %m", unit);
                 return;
         }