diff --git a/man/systemd.exec.xml b/man/systemd.exec.xml
index 87bd3fd92a..59b6919a75 100644
--- a/man/systemd.exec.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.exec.xml
@@ -450,16 +450,16 @@
         <term><varname>BindPaths=</varname></term>
         <term><varname>BindReadOnlyPaths=</varname></term>
 
-        <listitem><para>Configures unit-specific bind mounts. A bind mount makes a particular file or directory
-        available at an additional place in the unit's view of the file system. Any bind mounts created with this
-        option are specific to the unit, and are not visible in the host's mount table. This option expects a
-        whitespace separated list of bind mount definitions. Each definition consists of a colon-separated triple of
-        source path, destination path and option string, where the latter two are optional. If only a source path is
-        specified the source and destination is taken to be the same. The option string may be either
-        <literal>rbind</literal> or <literal>norbind</literal> for configuring a recursive or non-recursive bind
-        mount. If the destination path is omitted, the option string must be omitted too.
-        Each bind mount definition may be prefixed with <literal>-</literal>, in which case it will be ignored
-        when its source path does not exist.</para>
+        <listitem><para>Configures unit-specific bind mounts. A bind mount makes a particular file or
+        directory available at an additional place in the unit's view of the file system. Any bind mounts
+        created with this option are specific to the unit, and are not visible in the host's mount
+        table. This option expects a whitespace separated list of bind mount definitions. Each definition
+        consists of a colon-separated triple of source path, destination path and option string, where the
+        latter two are optional. If only a source path is specified the source and destination is taken to be
+        the same. The option string may be either <literal>rbind</literal> or <literal>norbind</literal> for
+        configuring a recursive or non-recursive bind mount. If the destination path is omitted, the option
+        string must be omitted too.  Each bind mount definition may be prefixed with <literal>-</literal>, in
+        which case it will be ignored when its source path does not exist or is not accessible.</para>
 
         <para><varname>BindPaths=</varname> creates regular writable bind mounts (unless the source file system mount
         is already marked read-only), while <varname>BindReadOnlyPaths=</varname> creates read-only bind mounts. These
diff --git a/src/core/namespace.c b/src/core/namespace.c
index 680ee26285..e348d26c43 100644
--- a/src/core/namespace.c
+++ b/src/core/namespace.c
@@ -2016,12 +2016,20 @@ static int apply_one_mount(
                 }
 
                 r = chase(mount_entry_source(m), NULL, CHASE_TRAIL_SLASH|CHASE_TRIGGER_AUTOFS, &chased, NULL);
-                if (r == -ENOENT && m->ignore) {
-                        log_debug_errno(r, "Path %s does not exist, ignoring.", mount_entry_source(m));
-                        return 0;
-                }
-                if (r < 0)
+                if (r < 0) {
+                        if (m->ignore) {
+                                if (r == -ENOENT) {
+                                        log_debug_errno(r, "Path '%s' does not exist, ignoring.", mount_entry_source(m));
+                                        return 0;
+                                }
+                                if (ERRNO_IS_NEG_PRIVILEGE(r)) {
+                                        log_debug_errno(r, "Path '%s' is not accessible, ignoring: %m", mount_entry_source(m));
+                                        return 0;
+                                }
+                        }
+
                         return log_debug_errno(r, "Failed to follow symlinks on %s: %m", mount_entry_source(m));
+                }
 
                 log_debug("Followed source symlinks %s %s %s.",
                           mount_entry_source(m), glyph(GLYPH_ARROW_RIGHT), chased);