diff --git a/src/core/load-fragment.c b/src/core/load-fragment.c
index 29221baf89a..6601d850b01 100644
--- a/src/core/load-fragment.c
+++ b/src/core/load-fragment.c
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ int config_parse_exec_nice(
                 if (r == -ERANGE)
                         log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Nice priority out of range, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
                 else
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse nice priority '%s', ignoring: %m", rvalue);
+                        log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
                 return 0;
         }
 
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ int config_parse_exec_oom_score_adjust(
                 if (r == -ERANGE)
                         log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "OOM score adjust value out of range, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
                 else
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse the OOM score adjust value '%s', ignoring: %m", rvalue);
+                        log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
                 return 0;
         }
 
@@ -826,11 +826,8 @@ int config_parse_exec_coredump_filter(
 
         uint64_t f;
         r = coredump_filter_mask_from_string(rvalue, &f);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse the CoredumpFilter=%s, ignoring: %m", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         c->coredump_filter |= f;
         c->coredump_filter_set = true;
@@ -862,11 +859,8 @@ int config_parse_kill_mode(
         }
 
         m = kill_mode_from_string(rvalue);
-        if (m < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, m,
-                           "Failed to parse kill mode specification, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (m < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, m, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (m == KILL_NONE)
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
@@ -1195,10 +1189,8 @@ int config_parse_exec_input(
 
         } else {
                 ei = exec_input_from_string(rvalue);
-                if (ei < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, ei, "Failed to parse input specifier, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (ei < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, ei, lvalue, rvalue);
         }
 
         c->std_input = ei;
@@ -1419,10 +1411,8 @@ int config_parse_exec_output(
                 eo = EXEC_OUTPUT_FILE_TRUNCATE;
         } else {
                 eo = exec_output_from_string(rvalue);
-                if (eo < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, eo, "Failed to parse output specifier, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (eo < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, eo, lvalue, rvalue);
         }
 
         if (obsolete)
@@ -1478,10 +1468,8 @@ int config_parse_exec_io_class(
         }
 
         x = ioprio_class_from_string(rvalue);
-        if (x < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, x, "Failed to parse IO scheduling class, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (x < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, x, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         c->ioprio = ioprio_normalize(ioprio_prio_value(x, ioprio_prio_data(c->ioprio)));
         c->ioprio_is_set = true;
@@ -1515,10 +1503,8 @@ int config_parse_exec_io_priority(
         }
 
         r = ioprio_parse_priority(rvalue, &i);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse IO priority, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         c->ioprio = ioprio_normalize(ioprio_prio_value(ioprio_prio_class(c->ioprio), i));
         c->ioprio_is_set = true;
@@ -1553,10 +1539,8 @@ int config_parse_exec_cpu_sched_policy(
         }
 
         x = sched_policy_from_string(rvalue);
-        if (x < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, x, "Failed to parse CPU scheduling policy, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (x < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, x, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (!sched_policy_supported(x))
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0, "Unsupported CPU scheduling policy: %s", rvalue);
@@ -1627,10 +1611,8 @@ int config_parse_exec_cpu_sched_prio(
         assert(rvalue);
 
         r = safe_atoi(rvalue, &i);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse CPU scheduling priority, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         /* On Linux RR/FIFO range from 1 to 99 and OTHER/BATCH may only be 0. Policy might be set later so
          * we do not check the precise range, but only the generic outer bounds. */
@@ -1673,12 +1655,8 @@ int config_parse_root_image_options(
         }
 
         r = strv_split_colon_pairs(&l, rvalue);
-        if (r == -ENOMEM)
-                return log_oom();
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse %s, ignoring: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         STRV_FOREACH_PAIR(first, second, l) {
                 _cleanup_free_ char *mount_options_resolved = NULL;
@@ -1885,10 +1863,8 @@ int config_parse_capability_set(
         uint64_t initial = streq(lvalue, "CapabilityBoundingSet") ? CAP_MASK_ALL : 0;
 
         r = parse_capability_set(rvalue, initial, capability_set);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse %s= specifier '%s', ignoring: %m", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (*capability_set == CAP_MASK_UNSET)
                 *capability_set = 0;
@@ -2293,10 +2269,8 @@ int config_parse_xattr(
 
         _cleanup_free_ char *name = NULL, *value = NULL;
         r = split_pair(rvalue, "=", &name, &value);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse extended attribute expression, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         _cleanup_free_ char *expanded_name = NULL;
         r = unit_full_printf(u, name, &expanded_name);
@@ -2478,10 +2452,8 @@ int config_parse_service_timeout(
          * immediately, hence fix this to become USEC_INFINITY instead. This is in-line with how we internally handle
          * all other timeouts. */
         r = parse_sec_fix_0(rvalue, &usec);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse %s= parameter, ignoring: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         s->start_timeout_defined = true;
         s->timeout_start_usec = usec;
@@ -3527,10 +3499,8 @@ int config_parse_syscall_errno(
         }
 
         e = parse_errno(rvalue);
-        if (e < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, e, "Failed to parse error number, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (e < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, e, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (e == 0) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0, "Invalid error number, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
                 return 0;
@@ -3564,13 +3534,8 @@ int config_parse_address_families(
         /* Copy back unconditionally: parse_address_families() may have partially populated
          * c->address_families before failing, so keep is_allowlist in sync with that state. */
         c->address_families_allow_list = is_allowlist;
-        if (r == -ENOMEM)
-                return log_oom();
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse address family, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         return 0;
 }
@@ -3620,10 +3585,8 @@ int config_parse_namespace_flags(
 
         /* Not a boolean argument, in this case it's a list of namespace types. */
         r = namespace_flags_from_string(rvalue, &f);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse namespace type string, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (*flags == NAMESPACE_FLAGS_INITIAL)
                 /* Initial assignment. Just set the value. */
@@ -4121,10 +4084,8 @@ int config_parse_managed_oom_mem_pressure_limit(
         }
 
         r = parse_permyriad(rvalue);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse memory pressure limit value, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         /* Normalize to 2^32-1 == 100% */
         *limit = UINT32_SCALE_FROM_PERMYRIAD(r);
@@ -4544,10 +4505,8 @@ int config_parse_job_mode_isolate(
         assert(rvalue);
 
         r = parse_boolean(rvalue);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse boolean, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         log_notice("%s is deprecated. Please use OnFailureJobMode= instead", lvalue);
 
@@ -4692,10 +4651,8 @@ int config_parse_exec_quota(
         r = parse_permyriad(rvalue);
         if (r < 0) {
                 r = parse_size(rvalue, 1024, &quota_absolute);
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse disk quota value, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         } else
                 /* Normalize to 2^32-1 == 100% */
                 quota_scale = UINT32_SCALE_FROM_PERMYRIAD(r);
@@ -5004,13 +4961,8 @@ int config_parse_set_status(
                 Bitmap *bitmap;
 
                 r = extract_first_word(&p, &word, /* separators= */ NULL, /* flags= */ 0);
-                if (r == -ENOMEM)
-                        return log_oom();
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                                   "Failed to parse %s=%s, ignoring: %m", lvalue, rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
                 if (r == 0)
                         return 0;
 
@@ -5219,12 +5171,8 @@ int config_parse_bind_paths(
                 bool rbind = true, ignore_enoent = false;
 
                 r = extract_first_word(&p, &tuple, /* separators= */ NULL, EXTRACT_UNQUOTE|EXTRACT_RETAIN_ESCAPE);
-                if (r == -ENOMEM)
-                        return log_oom();
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse %s, ignoring: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
                 if (r == 0)
                         break;
 
@@ -5612,10 +5560,8 @@ int config_parse_job_timeout_sec(
         assert(rvalue);
 
         r = parse_sec_fix_0(rvalue, &usec);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse JobTimeoutSec= parameter, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         /* If the user explicitly changed JobTimeoutSec= also change JobRunningTimeoutSec=, for compatibility with old
          * versions. If JobRunningTimeoutSec= was explicitly set, avoid this however as whatever the user picked should
@@ -5650,10 +5596,8 @@ int config_parse_job_running_timeout_sec(
         assert(rvalue);
 
         r = parse_sec_fix_0(rvalue, &usec);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse JobRunningTimeoutSec= parameter, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         u->job_running_timeout = usec;
         u->job_running_timeout_set = true;
@@ -5693,8 +5637,7 @@ int config_parse_emergency_action(
                                 "%s= specified as %s mode action, ignoring: %s",
                                 lvalue, runtime_scope_to_string(runtime_scope), rvalue);
         else if (r < 0)
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                                "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
+                log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         return 0;
 }
@@ -5775,10 +5718,8 @@ int config_parse_exit_status(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou8(rvalue, &u);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse exit status '%s', ignoring: %m", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         *exit_status = u;
         return 0;
@@ -5903,12 +5844,8 @@ int config_parse_bpf_foreign_program(
         }
 
         r = extract_first_word(&p, &word, ":", /* flags= */ 0);
-        if (r == -ENOMEM)
-                return log_oom();
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse foreign BPF program, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (r == 0 || isempty(p)) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0, "Invalid syntax in %s=, ignoring: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
                 return 0;
@@ -6508,7 +6445,7 @@ int config_parse_show_status(
 
         k = parse_show_status(rvalue, b);
         if (k < 0)
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, k, "Failed to parse show status setting, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
+                log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, k, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         return 0;
 }
@@ -6540,10 +6477,8 @@ int config_parse_output_restricted(
                 obsolete = true;
         } else {
                 t = exec_output_from_string(rvalue);
-                if (t < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, t, "Failed to parse output type, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (t < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, t, lvalue, rvalue);
 
                 if (IN_SET(t, EXEC_OUTPUT_SOCKET, EXEC_OUTPUT_NAMED_FD) || exec_output_is_file(t) || exec_output_is_broker(t)) {
                         log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0, "Standard output types socket, fd:, file:, append:, truncate:, broker, broker-log are not supported as defaults, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
@@ -6581,7 +6516,7 @@ int config_parse_crash_chvt(
 
         r = parse_crash_chvt(rvalue, data);
         if (r < 0)
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse CrashChangeVT= setting, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
+                log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         return 0;
 }
@@ -6766,10 +6701,8 @@ int config_parse_open_file(
         }
 
         r = open_file_parse(rvalue, &of);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse OpenFile= setting, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         LIST_APPEND(open_files, *head, TAKE_PTR(of));
 
@@ -6872,13 +6805,8 @@ int config_parse_luo_sessions(
                 int r;
 
                 r = extract_first_word(&p, &word, /* separators= */ NULL, /* flags= */ 0);
-                if (r == -ENOMEM)
-                        return log_oom();
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                                   "Failed to parse LUOSession= value, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
                 if (r == 0) {
                         strv_sort(*sessions);
                         return 0;
diff --git a/src/login/logind-core.c b/src/login/logind-core.c
index 975a7662b99..a27a1b68179 100644
--- a/src/login/logind-core.c
+++ b/src/login/logind-core.c
@@ -526,11 +526,8 @@ int config_parse_n_autovts(
         assert(rvalue);
 
         r = safe_atou(rvalue, &o);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse number of autovts, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (o > 15) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
diff --git a/src/login/logind-user.c b/src/login/logind-user.c
index 5661c21bb53..5479a061288 100644
--- a/src/login/logind-user.c
+++ b/src/login/logind-user.c
@@ -1140,10 +1140,8 @@ int config_parse_tmpfs_size(
                 r = parse_size(rvalue, 1024, &k);
                 if (r >= 0 && (k <= 0 || (uint64_t) (size_t) k != k))
                         r = -ERANGE;
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse size value '%s', ignoring: %m", rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
                 *sz = PAGE_ALIGN((size_t) k);
         }
diff --git a/src/network/netdev/batadv.c b/src/network/netdev/batadv.c
index fbfb5cfab0c..40bafd665ed 100644
--- a/src/network/netdev/batadv.c
+++ b/src/network/netdev/batadv.c
@@ -71,12 +71,8 @@ int config_parse_badadv_bandwidth (
         assert(rvalue);
 
         r = parse_size(rvalue, 1000, &k);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (k/1000/100 > UINT32_MAX) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
diff --git a/src/network/netdev/bond.c b/src/network/netdev/bond.c
index d996ed2c188..85148e74f05 100644
--- a/src/network/netdev/bond.c
+++ b/src/network/netdev/bond.c
@@ -278,14 +278,8 @@ int config_parse_arp_ip_target_address(
                 union in_addr_union ip;
 
                 r = extract_first_word(&p, &n, /* separators= */ NULL, /* flags= */ 0);
-                if (r == -ENOMEM)
-                        return log_oom();
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                                   "Failed to parse Bond ARP IP target address, ignoring assignment: %s",
-                                   rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
                 if (r == 0)
                         return 0;
 
diff --git a/src/network/netdev/geneve.c b/src/network/netdev/geneve.c
index 599fc6fba83..30276c6b502 100644
--- a/src/network/netdev/geneve.c
+++ b/src/network/netdev/geneve.c
@@ -184,10 +184,8 @@ int config_parse_geneve_flow_label(
         int r;
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &f);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse Geneve flow label '%s'.", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (f & ~GENEVE_FLOW_LABEL_MAX_MASK) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
diff --git a/src/network/netdev/ipoib.c b/src/network/netdev/ipoib.c
index cb7ded0fd41..8b3d6307de4 100644
--- a/src/network/netdev/ipoib.c
+++ b/src/network/netdev/ipoib.c
@@ -122,12 +122,8 @@ int config_parse_ipoib_pkey(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou16(rvalue, &u);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse IPoIB pkey '%s', ignoring assignment: %m",
-                           rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (IN_SET(u, 0, 0x8000)) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "IPoIB pkey cannot be 0 nor 0x8000, ignoring assignment: %s",
diff --git a/src/network/netdev/l2tp-tunnel.c b/src/network/netdev/l2tp-tunnel.c
index f3a6114966e..c7249aedfba 100644
--- a/src/network/netdev/l2tp-tunnel.c
+++ b/src/network/netdev/l2tp-tunnel.c
@@ -712,11 +712,8 @@ int config_parse_l2tp_session_l2spec(
                 return log_oom();
 
         spec = l2tp_l2spec_type_from_string(rvalue);
-        if (spec < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, spec,
-                           "Failed to parse layer2 specific header type. Ignoring assignment: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (spec < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, spec, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         session->l2tp_l2spec_type = spec;
 
diff --git a/src/network/netdev/macsec.c b/src/network/netdev/macsec.c
index 1b267b32030..8d4da6d39b1 100644
--- a/src/network/netdev/macsec.c
+++ b/src/network/netdev/macsec.c
@@ -597,12 +597,8 @@ int config_parse_macsec_port(
         }
 
         r = parse_ip_port(rvalue, &port);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse port '%s' for secure channel identifier. Ignoring assignment: %m",
-                           rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         unaligned_write_be16(dest, port);
 
@@ -643,12 +639,8 @@ int config_parse_macsec_hw_address(
                 return log_oom();
 
         r = parse_ether_addr(rvalue, b ? &b->sci.mac : &c->sci.mac);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse MAC address for secure channel identifier. "
-                           "Ignoring assignment: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         TAKE_PTR(b);
         TAKE_PTR(c);
@@ -690,11 +682,8 @@ int config_parse_macsec_packet_number(
         dest = a ? &a->sa.packet_number : &b->sa.packet_number;
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &val);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse packet number. Ignoring assignment: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (streq(section, "MACsecTransmitAssociation") && val == 0) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "Invalid packet number. Ignoring assignment: %s", rvalue);
@@ -746,10 +735,8 @@ int config_parse_macsec_key(
         dest = a ? &a->sa : &b->sa;
 
         r = unhexmem_full(rvalue, SIZE_MAX, /* secure= */ true, &p, &l);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse key. Ignoring assignment: %m");
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, "(secret)");
 
         if (l != 16) {
                 /* See DEFAULT_SAK_LEN in drivers/net/macsec.c */
@@ -854,13 +841,8 @@ int config_parse_macsec_key_id(
                 return log_oom();
 
         r = unhexmem(rvalue, &p, &l);
-        if (r == -ENOMEM)
-                return log_oom();
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse KeyId=%s, ignoring assignment: %m", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (l > MACSEC_KEYID_LEN) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "Specified KeyId= is larger then the allowed maximum (%zu > %i), ignoring: %s",
@@ -911,14 +893,8 @@ int config_parse_macsec_sa_activate(
         dest = a ? &a->sa.activate : &b->sa.activate;
 
         r = parse_tristate(rvalue, dest);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse activation mode of %s security association. "
-                           "Ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           streq(section, "MACsecTransmitAssociation") ? "transmit" : "receive",
-                           rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         TAKE_PTR(a);
         TAKE_PTR(b);
@@ -959,12 +935,8 @@ int config_parse_macsec_use_for_encoding(
         }
 
         r = parse_tristate(rvalue, &a->sa.use_for_encoding);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s= setting. Ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (a->sa.use_for_encoding > 0)
                 a->sa.activate = true;
diff --git a/src/network/netdev/macvlan.c b/src/network/netdev/macvlan.c
index 3ac33123a4a..983d2d88e48 100644
--- a/src/network/netdev/macvlan.c
+++ b/src/network/netdev/macvlan.c
@@ -140,12 +140,8 @@ int config_parse_macvlan_broadcast_queue_threshold(
         }
 
         r = safe_atoi32(rvalue, &v);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (v < 0) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "Invalid %s= value specified, ignoring assignment: %s",
diff --git a/src/network/netdev/netdev.c b/src/network/netdev/netdev.c
index 3262c3c7955..5c1506217fc 100644
--- a/src/network/netdev/netdev.c
+++ b/src/network/netdev/netdev.c
@@ -1244,10 +1244,8 @@ int config_parse_netdev_kind(
         assert(rvalue);
 
         k = netdev_kind_from_string(rvalue);
-        if (k < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, k, "Failed to parse netdev kind, ignoring assignment: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (k < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, k, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (*kind != _NETDEV_KIND_INVALID && *kind != k) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
diff --git a/src/network/netdev/tunnel.c b/src/network/netdev/tunnel.c
index a77d7a54242..09a577f44aa 100644
--- a/src/network/netdev/tunnel.c
+++ b/src/network/netdev/tunnel.c
@@ -892,11 +892,8 @@ int config_parse_tunnel_key(
         r = in_addr_from_string(AF_INET, rvalue, &buffer);
         if (r < 0) {
                 r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &k);
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                                   "Failed to parse tunnel key ignoring assignment: %s", rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         } else
                 k = be32toh(buffer.in.s_addr);
 
@@ -998,10 +995,8 @@ int config_parse_6rd_prefix(
         assert(rvalue);
 
         r = in_addr_prefix_from_string(rvalue, AF_INET6, &p, &l);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse 6rd prefix \"%s\", ignoring: %m", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (l == 0) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0, "6rd prefix length of \"%s\" must be greater than zero, ignoring", rvalue);
                 return 0;
diff --git a/src/network/netdev/vlan.c b/src/network/netdev/vlan.c
index 5213ca23da9..c7d5cb88b83 100644
--- a/src/network/netdev/vlan.c
+++ b/src/network/netdev/vlan.c
@@ -147,12 +147,8 @@ int config_parse_vlan_qos_maps(
                 unsigned from, to;
 
                 r = extract_first_word(&p, &w, /* separators= */ NULL, EXTRACT_CUNESCAPE|EXTRACT_UNQUOTE);
-                if (r == -ENOMEM)
-                        return log_oom();
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse %s, ignoring: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
                 if (r == 0)
                         return 0;
 
diff --git a/src/network/netdev/vrf.c b/src/network/netdev/vrf.c
index d91ccf394ae..a2bc2330412 100644
--- a/src/network/netdev/vrf.c
+++ b/src/network/netdev/vrf.c
@@ -28,12 +28,8 @@ int config_parse_vrf_table(
         assert(rvalue);
 
         r = manager_get_route_table_from_string(vrf->meta.manager, rvalue, table);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/network/netdev/vxlan.c b/src/network/netdev/vxlan.c
index 595c56f21ed..a5b041be7c5 100644
--- a/src/network/netdev/vxlan.c
+++ b/src/network/netdev/vxlan.c
@@ -266,11 +266,8 @@ int config_parse_vxlan_address(
         }
 
         r = in_addr_from_string_auto(rvalue, &f, &buffer);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring assignment: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         r = in_addr_is_multicast(f, &buffer);
 
@@ -318,8 +315,7 @@ int config_parse_port_range(
 
         r = parse_ip_port_range(rvalue, &v->port_range.low, &v->port_range.high, /* allow_zero= */ false);
         if (r < 0)
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse VXLAN port range '%s'. Port should be greater than 0 and less than 65535.", rvalue);
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -345,10 +341,8 @@ int config_parse_flow_label(
         assert(data);
 
         r = safe_atou(rvalue, &f);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse VXLAN flow label '%s'.", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (f & ~VXLAN_FLOW_LABEL_MAX_MASK) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
diff --git a/src/network/netdev/wireguard.c b/src/network/netdev/wireguard.c
index d02c5305b74..d77b0f36667 100644
--- a/src/network/netdev/wireguard.c
+++ b/src/network/netdev/wireguard.c
@@ -525,13 +525,8 @@ static int wireguard_decode_key_and_warn(
                 (void) warn_file_is_world_accessible(filename, /* st= */ NULL, unit, line);
 
         r = unbase64mem_full(cred ?: rvalue, SIZE_MAX, /* secure= */ true, &key, &len);
-        if (r == -ENOMEM)
-                return log_oom();
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to decode wireguard key provided by %s=, ignoring assignment: %m", lvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, "(secret)");
         if (len != WG_KEY_LEN) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "Wireguard key provided by %s= has invalid length (%zu bytes), ignoring assignment.",
@@ -888,12 +883,8 @@ int config_parse_wireguard_keepalive(
                 keepalive = 0;
         else {
                 r = safe_atou16(rvalue, &keepalive);
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                                   "Failed to parse \"%s\" as keepalive interval (range 0–65535), ignoring assignment: %m",
-                                   rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         }
 
         peer->persistent_keepalive_interval = keepalive;
@@ -928,12 +919,8 @@ int config_parse_wireguard_route_table(
         }
 
         r = manager_get_route_table_from_string(netdev->manager, rvalue, table);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         return 0;
 }
@@ -977,12 +964,8 @@ int config_parse_wireguard_peer_route_table(
         }
 
         r = manager_get_route_table_from_string(NETDEV(w)->manager, rvalue, &peer->route_table);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         peer->route_table_set = true;
         TAKE_PTR(peer);
diff --git a/src/network/netdev/wlan.c b/src/network/netdev/wlan.c
index 57b9a7e7722..9daedc574fa 100644
--- a/src/network/netdev/wlan.c
+++ b/src/network/netdev/wlan.c
@@ -206,12 +206,8 @@ int config_parse_wlan_iftype(
         t = nl80211_iftype_from_string(rvalue);
         /* We reuse the kernel provided enum which does not contain negative value. So, the cast
          * below is mandatory. Otherwise, the check below always passes. */
-        if ((int) t < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, t,
-                           "Failed to parse wlan interface type, ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if ((int) t < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, t, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         *iftype = t;
         return 0;
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-address-generation.c b/src/network/networkd-address-generation.c
index 5f28284e63f..fbbdf835612 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-address-generation.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-address-generation.c
@@ -507,12 +507,8 @@ int config_parse_address_generation_type(
 
         if (addr) {
                 r = in_addr_from_string(AF_INET6, addr, &buffer);
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                                   "Failed to parse IP address in %s=, ignoring assignment: %s",
-                                   lvalue, rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         }
 
         switch (type) {
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-bridge-fdb.c b/src/network/networkd-bridge-fdb.c
index 2ddd2825872..548665a570c 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-bridge-fdb.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-bridge-fdb.c
@@ -412,12 +412,8 @@ int config_parse_fdb_vxlan_vni(
                 return log_oom();
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &vni);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse VXLAN Network Identifier (VNI), ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (vni > VXLAN_VID_MAX) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-bridge-vlan.c b/src/network/networkd-bridge-vlan.c
index cd7236d57bb..6d0fc82ecfd 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-bridge-vlan.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-bridge-vlan.c
@@ -369,12 +369,8 @@ int config_parse_bridge_vlan_id(
         }
 
         r = parse_vlanid(rvalue, &v);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         *id = v;
         return 0;
@@ -407,12 +403,8 @@ int config_parse_bridge_vlan_id_range(
         }
 
         r = parse_vid_range(rvalue, &vid, &vid_end);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         for (; vid <= vid_end; vid++)
                 set_bit(vid, bitmap);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-can.c b/src/network/networkd-can.c
index 2f58c49798d..319216c4ef5 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-can.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-can.c
@@ -152,11 +152,8 @@ int config_parse_can_bitrate(
         assert(rvalue);
 
         r = parse_size(rvalue, 1000, &sz);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse can bitrate '%s', ignoring: %m", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         /* Linux uses __u32 for bitrates, so the value should not exceed that. */
         if (sz <= 0 || sz > UINT32_MAX) {
@@ -190,11 +187,8 @@ int config_parse_can_time_quanta(
         assert(rvalue);
 
         r = parse_nsec(rvalue, &val);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse can time quanta '%s', ignoring: %m", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         /* Linux uses __u32 for bitrates, so the value should not exceed that. */
         if (val <= 0 || val > UINT32_MAX) {
@@ -227,11 +221,8 @@ int config_parse_can_restart_usec(
         assert(rvalue);
 
         r = parse_sec(rvalue, &usec);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse CAN restart sec '%s', ignoring: %m", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (usec != USEC_INFINITY &&
             DIV_ROUND_UP(usec, USEC_PER_MSEC) > UINT32_MAX) {
@@ -272,11 +263,8 @@ int config_parse_can_control_mode(
         }
 
         r = parse_boolean(rvalue);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse CAN control mode '%s', ignoring: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         network->can_control_mode_mask |= mask;
         SET_FLAG(network->can_control_mode_flags, mask, r);
@@ -316,11 +304,8 @@ int config_parse_can_termination(
         r = safe_atou16(rvalue, &network->can_termination);
         if (r < 0) {
                 r = parse_boolean(rvalue);
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                                   "Failed to parse CAN termination value, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
                 network->can_termination = r ? CAN_TERMINATION_DEFAULT_OHM_VALUE : 0;
         }
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-dhcp-common.c b/src/network/networkd-dhcp-common.c
index c049f786be7..a9e77724884 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-dhcp-common.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-dhcp-common.c
@@ -382,11 +382,8 @@ int config_parse_dhcp(
                  * support its values for compatibility. */
 
                 s = dhcp_deprecated_address_family_from_string(rvalue);
-                if (s < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, s,
-                                   "Failed to parse DHCP option, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (s < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, s, lvalue, rvalue);
 
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "DHCP=%s is deprecated, please use DHCP=%s instead.",
@@ -420,11 +417,8 @@ int config_parse_dhcp_route_metric(
         assert(data);
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &metric);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=%s, ignoring assignment: %m", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         switch (ltype) {
         case AF_INET:
@@ -476,20 +470,14 @@ int config_parse_ndisc_route_metric(
                 r = extract_many_words(&p, ":", EXTRACT_DONT_COALESCE_SEPARATORS, &high, &medium, &low);
                 if (r == -ENOMEM)
                         return log_oom();
-                if (r != 3 || !isempty(p)) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r < 0 ? r : 0,
-                                   "Failed to parse %s=%s, ignoring assignment: %m", lvalue, rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (r != 3 || !isempty(p))
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r < 0 ? r : 0, lvalue, rvalue);
 
                 r = safe_atou32(high, &metric_high);
                 RET_GATHER(r, safe_atou32(medium, &metric_medium));
                 RET_GATHER(r, safe_atou32(low, &metric_low));
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                                   "Failed to parse %s=%s, ignoring assignment: %m", lvalue, rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
                 if (metric_high >= metric_medium || metric_medium >= metric_low) {
                         log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
@@ -528,11 +516,8 @@ int config_parse_dhcp_send_hostname(
         assert(data);
 
         r = parse_boolean(rvalue);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=%s, ignoring assignment: %m", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         switch (ltype) {
         case AF_INET:
@@ -579,11 +564,8 @@ int config_parse_dhcp_or_ra_route_table(
         assert(rvalue);
 
         r = manager_get_route_table_from_string(network->manager, rvalue, &rt);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=%s, ignoring assignment: %m", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         switch (ltype) {
         case NETWORK_CONFIG_SOURCE_DHCP4:
@@ -1141,14 +1123,8 @@ int config_parse_dhcp_request_options(
                 uint32_t i;
 
                 r = extract_first_word(&p, &n, /* separators= */ NULL, /* flags= */ 0);
-                if (r == -ENOMEM)
-                        return log_oom();
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                                   "Failed to parse DHCP request option, ignoring assignment: %s",
-                                   rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
                 if (r == 0)
                         return 0;
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-dhcp-prefix-delegation.c b/src/network/networkd-dhcp-prefix-delegation.c
index 78b6b93725f..9e471f15b52 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-dhcp-prefix-delegation.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-dhcp-prefix-delegation.c
@@ -1451,12 +1451,8 @@ int config_parse_dhcp_pd_subnet_id(
         }
 
         r = safe_atoux64(rvalue, &t);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (t > INT64_MAX) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "Invalid subnet id '%s', ignoring assignment.",
@@ -1499,12 +1495,8 @@ int config_parse_dhcp_pd_prefix_route_type(
         }
 
         r = route_type_from_string(rvalue);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (!route_type_is_reject(r)) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-dhcp-server-static-lease.c b/src/network/networkd-dhcp-server-static-lease.c
index 893f47ddd28..996dc29c329 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-dhcp-server-static-lease.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-dhcp-server-static-lease.c
@@ -183,11 +183,8 @@ int config_parse_dhcp_static_lease_address(
         }
 
         r = in_addr_from_string(AF_INET, rvalue, &addr);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse IPv4 address for DHCPv4 static lease, ignoring assignment: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (in4_addr_is_null(&addr.in)) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "IPv4 address for DHCPv4 static lease cannot be the ANY address, ignoring assignment: %s", rvalue);
@@ -232,11 +229,8 @@ int config_parse_dhcp_static_lease_hwaddr(
         }
 
         r = parse_ether_addr(rvalue, &hwaddr);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse MAC address for DHCPv4 static lease, ignoring assignment: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (ether_addr_is_null(&hwaddr) || (hwaddr.ether_addr_octet[0] & 0x01)) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "MAC address for DHCPv4 static lease cannot be null or multicast, ignoring assignment: %s", rvalue);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-dhcp-server.c b/src/network/networkd-dhcp-server.c
index a24a72d92f2..fc99e1ce8d9 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-dhcp-server.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-dhcp-server.c
@@ -914,11 +914,8 @@ int config_parse_dhcp_server_address(
         }
 
         r = in_addr_prefix_from_string(rvalue, AF_INET, &a, &prefixlen);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring assignment: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (in4_addr_is_localhost(&a.in) || in4_addr_is_link_local(&a.in)) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "DHCP server address cannot be a localhost or link-local address, "
@@ -957,11 +954,8 @@ int config_parse_dhcp_server_ipv6_only_preferred(
         }
 
         r = parse_sec(rvalue, &t);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse [%s] %s=, ignoring assignment: %s", section, lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (t < MIN_V6ONLY_WAIT_USEC && !network_test_mode_enabled()) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c b/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c
index daa88336c3a..75e92c7da2f 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c
@@ -2007,11 +2007,8 @@ int config_parse_dhcp_max_attempts(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou64(rvalue, &a);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse DHCP maximum attempts, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (a == 0) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
@@ -2051,8 +2048,7 @@ int config_parse_dhcp_ip_service_type(
         else if (streq(rvalue, "CS6"))
                 *tos = IPTOS_CLASS_CS6;
         else
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring assignment: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
+                log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, 0, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         return 0;
 }
@@ -2080,11 +2076,8 @@ int config_parse_dhcp_socket_priority(
         }
 
         r = safe_atoi(rvalue, &a);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse socket priority, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (a < 0 || a > TC_PRIO_MAX) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "Invalid socket priority, must be in 0…%i, ignoring: %i", TC_PRIO_MAX, a);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c b/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c
index 9e9d849ee2a..f9643becdc3 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-dhcp6.c
@@ -1066,11 +1066,8 @@ int config_parse_dhcp6_pd_prefix_hint(
         assert(rvalue);
 
         r = in_addr_prefix_from_string(rvalue, AF_INET6, &u, &prefixlen);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=%s, ignoring assignment.", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (prefixlen < 1 || prefixlen > 128) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-ipv4ll.c b/src/network/networkd-ipv4ll.c
index 45a03a7e6da..3958cba25fd 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-ipv4ll.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-ipv4ll.c
@@ -369,13 +369,8 @@ int config_parse_ipv4ll(
          * applies only to IPv4 */
 
         r = parse_boolean(rvalue);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=%s, ignoring assignment. "
-                           "Note that the setting %s= is deprecated, please use LinkLocalAddressing= instead.",
-                           lvalue, rvalue, lvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         SET_FLAG(*link_local, ADDRESS_FAMILY_IPV4, r);
 
@@ -412,11 +407,8 @@ int config_parse_ipv4ll_address(
         }
 
         r = in_addr_from_string(AF_INET, rvalue, &a);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring assignment: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (!in4_addr_is_link_local_dynamic(&a.in)) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "Specified address cannot be used as an IPv4 link local address, ignoring assignment: %s",
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-lldp-tx.c b/src/network/networkd-lldp-tx.c
index be062fe372c..d14072aed83 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-lldp-tx.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-lldp-tx.c
@@ -163,11 +163,8 @@ int config_parse_lldp_multicast_mode(
         }
 
         m = lldp_multicast_mode_from_string(rvalue);
-        if (m < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, m,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring assignment: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (m < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, m, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         *mode = m;
         return 0;
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-network.c b/src/network/networkd-network.c
index 118f7ad7726..1fb1c87cbdd 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-network.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-network.c
@@ -1035,12 +1035,8 @@ int config_parse_required_for_online(
         r = parse_operational_state_range(rvalue, &network->required_operstate_for_online);
         if (r < 0) {
                 r = parse_boolean(rvalue);
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                                   "Failed to parse %s= setting, ignoring assignment: %s",
-                                   lvalue, rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
                 network->required_for_online = r;
                 network->required_operstate_for_online = LINK_OPERSTATE_RANGE_DEFAULT;
@@ -1077,11 +1073,8 @@ int config_parse_link_group(
         }
 
         r = safe_atoi32(rvalue, &group);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse Group=, ignoring assignment: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (group < 0) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
@@ -1126,11 +1119,8 @@ int config_parse_ignore_carrier_loss(
         }
 
         r = parse_sec(rvalue, &usec);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring assignment: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         network->ignore_carrier_loss_set = true;
         network->ignore_carrier_loss_usec = usec;
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-radv.c b/src/network/networkd-radv.c
index fe7c685e56a..aabe6a505f4 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-radv.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-radv.c
@@ -935,11 +935,8 @@ int config_parse_prefix_boolean(
                 return log_oom();
 
         r = parse_boolean(rvalue);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring assignment: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (ltype != 0)
                 SET_FLAG(p->prefix.flags, ltype, r);
@@ -1028,12 +1025,8 @@ int config_parse_prefix_metric(
                 return log_oom();
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &p->route_metric);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         TAKE_PTR(p);
         return 0;
@@ -1486,11 +1479,8 @@ int config_parse_router_lifetime(
         }
 
         r = parse_sec(rvalue, &usec);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse router lifetime, ignoring assignment: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (usec > 0) {
                 if (usec < RADV_MIN_ROUTER_LIFETIME_USEC) {
                         log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
@@ -1537,11 +1527,8 @@ int config_parse_router_uint32_msec_usec(
         }
 
         r = parse_sec(rvalue, &usec);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring assignment: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (usec != USEC_INFINITY &&
             usec > RADV_MAX_UINT32_MSEC_USEC) {
@@ -1606,11 +1593,8 @@ int config_parse_router_home_agent_lifetime(
         }
 
         r = parse_sec(rvalue, &usec);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring assignment: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (!timestamp_is_set(usec) ||
             usec > RADV_HOME_AGENT_MAX_LIFETIME_USEC) {
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c b/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c
index 9b176f9ca31..001326c4f09 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c
@@ -1351,10 +1351,8 @@ static int config_parse_routing_policy_rule_priority(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &rule->priority);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse RPDB rule priority, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         rule->priority_set = true;
         return 1;
@@ -1380,10 +1378,8 @@ static int config_parse_routing_policy_rule_goto(
         assert(rvalue);
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &priority);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse %s=%s, ignoring assignment: %m", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (priority <= 0) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0, "Invalid goto target priority, ignoring assignment.");
                 return 0;
@@ -1441,10 +1437,8 @@ static int config_parse_routing_policy_rule_fwmark(
         assert(rvalue);
 
         r = parse_fwmark_fwmask(rvalue, &rule->fwmark, &rule->fwmask);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse RPDB rule firewall mark or mask, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         return 1;
 }
@@ -1467,10 +1461,8 @@ static int config_parse_routing_policy_rule_port_range(
         assert(rvalue);
 
         r = parse_ip_port_range(rvalue, &p->start, &p->end, /* allow_zero= */ false);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse routing policy rule port range '%s'", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         return 1;
 }
@@ -1530,11 +1522,8 @@ static int config_parse_routing_policy_rule_suppress(
         }
 
         r = safe_atoi32(rvalue, &val);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=%s, ignoring assignment: %m", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (val < 0 || val > ltype) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "Invalid value specified to %s=, ignoring assignment: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-util.c b/src/network/networkd-util.c
index 7b0387322e6..c18e27d7ca1 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-util.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-util.c
@@ -186,11 +186,8 @@ int config_parse_ip_masquerade(
         }
 
         a = ip_masquerade_address_family_from_string(rvalue);
-        if (a < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, a,
-                           "Failed to parse IPMasquerade= setting, ignoring assignment: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (a < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, a, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         *ret = a;
         return 0;
diff --git a/src/network/tc/cake.c b/src/network/tc/cake.c
index ff36fc3735e..31bf908db41 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/cake.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/cake.c
@@ -179,12 +179,8 @@ int config_parse_cake_bandwidth(
         }
 
         r = parse_size(rvalue, 1000, &k);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         c->bandwidth = k/8;
         TAKE_PTR(qdisc);
@@ -232,12 +228,8 @@ int config_parse_cake_overhead(
         }
 
         r = safe_atoi32(rvalue, &v);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (v < -64 || v > 256) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "Invalid '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
@@ -291,12 +283,8 @@ int config_parse_cake_mpu(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &v);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (v <= 0 || v > 256) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "Invalid '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
@@ -355,12 +343,8 @@ int config_parse_cake_tristate(
                 assert_not_reached();
 
         r = parse_tristate(rvalue, dest);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         TAKE_PTR(qdisc);
         return 0;
@@ -414,12 +398,8 @@ int config_parse_cake_compensation_mode(
         }
 
         mode = cake_compensation_mode_from_string(rvalue);
-        if (mode < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, mode,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (mode < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, mode, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         c->compensation_mode = mode;
         TAKE_PTR(qdisc);
@@ -479,12 +459,8 @@ int config_parse_cake_flow_isolation_mode(
         }
 
         mode = cake_flow_isolation_mode_from_string(rvalue);
-        if (mode < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, mode,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (mode < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, mode, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         c->flow_isolation_mode = mode;
         TAKE_PTR(qdisc);
@@ -541,12 +517,8 @@ int config_parse_cake_priority_queueing_preset(
         }
 
         preset = cake_priority_queueing_preset_from_string(rvalue);
-        if (preset < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, preset,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (preset < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, preset, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         c->preset = preset;
         TAKE_PTR(qdisc);
@@ -593,12 +565,8 @@ int config_parse_cake_fwmark(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &fwmark);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (fwmark <= 0) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "Invalid '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
@@ -651,12 +619,8 @@ int config_parse_cake_rtt(
         }
 
         r = parse_sec(rvalue, &t);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (t <= 0 || t > UINT32_MAX) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "Invalid '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
@@ -717,12 +681,8 @@ int config_parse_cake_ack_filter(
         }
 
         ack_filter = cake_ack_filter_from_string(rvalue);
-        if (ack_filter < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, ack_filter,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (ack_filter < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, ack_filter, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         c->ack_filter = ack_filter;
         TAKE_PTR(qdisc);
diff --git a/src/network/tc/codel.c b/src/network/tc/codel.c
index 356cb1ea2f4..88a3861c8c6 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/codel.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/codel.c
@@ -114,12 +114,8 @@ int config_parse_codel_u32(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &cd->packet_limit);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         qdisc = NULL;
 
@@ -179,12 +175,8 @@ int config_parse_codel_usec(
         }
 
         r = parse_sec(rvalue, p);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         qdisc = NULL;
 
@@ -224,12 +216,8 @@ int config_parse_codel_bool(
         cd = CODEL(qdisc);
 
         r = parse_tristate(rvalue, &cd->ecn);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         TAKE_PTR(qdisc);
 
diff --git a/src/network/tc/drr.c b/src/network/tc/drr.c
index 1aae00722bf..56e38d98471 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/drr.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/drr.c
@@ -83,12 +83,8 @@ int config_parse_drr_size(
         }
 
         r = parse_size(rvalue, 1024, &u);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (u > UINT32_MAX) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0, "Invalid '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
                            lvalue, rvalue);
diff --git a/src/network/tc/ets.c b/src/network/tc/ets.c
index 034a2ca4178..2120e7fdb13 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/ets.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/ets.c
@@ -122,12 +122,8 @@ int config_parse_ets_u8(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou8(rvalue, &v);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (v > TCQ_ETS_MAX_BANDS) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "Invalid '%s='. The value must be <= %d, ignoring assignment: %s",
diff --git a/src/network/tc/fifo.c b/src/network/tc/fifo.c
index eb407adf8cb..afc34d1bdb8 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/fifo.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/fifo.c
@@ -89,12 +89,8 @@ int config_parse_pfifo_size(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &fifo->limit);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         TAKE_PTR(qdisc);
         return 0;
@@ -141,12 +137,8 @@ int config_parse_bfifo_size(
         }
 
         r = parse_size(rvalue, 1024, &u);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (u > UINT32_MAX) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0, "Invalid '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
                            lvalue, rvalue);
diff --git a/src/network/tc/fq-codel.c b/src/network/tc/fq-codel.c
index 1f84ebb6358..c64f9e11403 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/fq-codel.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/fq-codel.c
@@ -142,12 +142,8 @@ int config_parse_fq_codel_u32(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, p);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         TAKE_PTR(qdisc);
 
@@ -207,12 +203,8 @@ int config_parse_fq_codel_usec(
         }
 
         r = parse_sec(rvalue, p);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         TAKE_PTR(qdisc);
 
@@ -252,12 +244,8 @@ int config_parse_fq_codel_bool(
         fqcd = FQ_CODEL(qdisc);
 
         r = parse_tristate(rvalue, &fqcd->ecn);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         TAKE_PTR(qdisc);
 
@@ -316,12 +304,8 @@ int config_parse_fq_codel_size(
         }
 
         r = parse_size(rvalue, 1024, &sz);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (sz >= UINT32_MAX) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "Specified '%s=' is too large, ignoring assignment: %s",
diff --git a/src/network/tc/fq-pie.c b/src/network/tc/fq-pie.c
index 2aac55dfc4c..df78004bc9e 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/fq-pie.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/fq-pie.c
@@ -76,12 +76,8 @@ int config_parse_fq_pie_packet_limit(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &val);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (val == 0) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "Invalid '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
diff --git a/src/network/tc/fq.c b/src/network/tc/fq.c
index b07edaa2a07..2cae0b8ce06 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/fq.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/fq.c
@@ -155,12 +155,8 @@ int config_parse_fq_u32(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, p);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         qdisc = NULL;
 
@@ -216,12 +212,8 @@ int config_parse_fq_size(
         }
 
         r = parse_size(rvalue, 1024, &sz);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (sz > UINT32_MAX) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "Specified '%s=' is too large, ignoring assignment: %s",
@@ -268,12 +260,8 @@ int config_parse_fq_bool(
         fq = FQ(qdisc);
 
         r = parse_tristate(rvalue, &fq->pacing);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         TAKE_PTR(qdisc);
 
@@ -321,12 +309,8 @@ int config_parse_fq_usec(
         }
 
         r = parse_sec(rvalue, &sec);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (sec > UINT32_MAX) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "Specified '%s=' is too large, ignoring assignment: %s",
@@ -381,12 +365,8 @@ int config_parse_fq_max_rate(
         }
 
         r = parse_size(rvalue, 1000, &sz);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (sz / 8 > UINT32_MAX) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "Specified '%s=' is too large, ignoring assignment: %s",
diff --git a/src/network/tc/gred.c b/src/network/tc/gred.c
index 0d8c359eb6b..2d8e66b31d7 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/gred.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/gred.c
@@ -114,12 +114,8 @@ int config_parse_gred_u32(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &v);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (v > MAX_DPs) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
@@ -166,12 +162,8 @@ int config_parse_gred_bool(
         gred = GRED(qdisc);
 
         r = parse_tristate(rvalue, &gred->grio);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         TAKE_PTR(qdisc);
 
diff --git a/src/network/tc/hhf.c b/src/network/tc/hhf.c
index ce583851873..d8abd97fd3a 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/hhf.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/hhf.c
@@ -77,12 +77,8 @@ int config_parse_hhf_packet_limit(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &hhf->packet_limit);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         TAKE_PTR(qdisc);
 
diff --git a/src/network/tc/htb.c b/src/network/tc/htb.c
index 75000d12585..0886d327d66 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/htb.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/htb.c
@@ -85,12 +85,8 @@ int config_parse_htb_default_class(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou32_full(rvalue, 16, &htb->default_class);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         TAKE_PTR(qdisc);
 
@@ -137,12 +133,8 @@ int config_parse_htb_u32(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &htb->rate_to_quantum);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         TAKE_PTR(qdisc);
 
@@ -279,12 +271,8 @@ int config_parse_htb_class_u32(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &v);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         htb->priority = v;
         tclass = NULL;
@@ -344,12 +332,8 @@ int config_parse_htb_class_size(
         }
 
         r = parse_size(rvalue, 1024, &v);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if ((streq(lvalue, "OverheadBytes") && v > UINT16_MAX) || v > UINT32_MAX) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "Invalid '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
@@ -422,12 +406,8 @@ int config_parse_htb_class_rate(
         }
 
         r = parse_size(rvalue, 1000, v);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         *v /= 8;
         tclass = NULL;
diff --git a/src/network/tc/netem.c b/src/network/tc/netem.c
index fd15af7d25a..6cae9a7ce9b 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/netem.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/netem.c
@@ -92,12 +92,8 @@ int config_parse_netem_delay(
         }
 
         r = parse_sec(rvalue, &u);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (STR_IN_SET(lvalue, "DelaySec", "NetworkEmulatorDelaySec"))
                 ne->delay = u;
@@ -153,12 +149,8 @@ int config_parse_netem_rate(
         }
 
         r = parse_tc_percent(rvalue, &rate);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (STR_IN_SET(lvalue, "LossRate", "NetworkEmulatorLossRate"))
                 ne->loss = rate;
@@ -209,12 +201,8 @@ int config_parse_netem_packet_limit(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou(rvalue, &ne->limit);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         TAKE_PTR(qdisc);
         return 0;
diff --git a/src/network/tc/pie.c b/src/network/tc/pie.c
index 653bdc37344..081521f94a6 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/pie.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/pie.c
@@ -77,12 +77,8 @@ int config_parse_pie_packet_limit(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &pie->packet_limit);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         TAKE_PTR(qdisc);
 
diff --git a/src/network/tc/qdisc.c b/src/network/tc/qdisc.c
index 150266579d8..f92fedc0de9 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/qdisc.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/qdisc.c
@@ -774,12 +774,8 @@ int config_parse_qdisc_parent(
                 qdisc->handle = TC_H_MAKE(TC_H_INGRESS, 0);
         } else {
                 r = parse_handle(rvalue, &qdisc->parent);
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                                   "Failed to parse 'Parent=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                                   rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         }
 
         if (STR_IN_SET(rvalue, "clsact", "ingress")) {
@@ -831,12 +827,8 @@ int config_parse_qdisc_handle(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou16_full(rvalue, 16, &n);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse 'Handle=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         qdisc->handle = (uint32_t) n << 16;
         TAKE_PTR(qdisc);
diff --git a/src/network/tc/qfq.c b/src/network/tc/qfq.c
index 3b8756800a0..51fe9ff69a9 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/qfq.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/qfq.c
@@ -92,12 +92,8 @@ int config_parse_qfq_weight(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &v);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (v == 0 || v > QFQ_MAX_WEIGHT) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
@@ -152,12 +148,8 @@ int config_parse_qfq_max_packet(
         }
 
         r = parse_size(rvalue, 1024, &v);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (v < QFQ_MIN_MAX_PACKET || v > QFQ_MAX_MAX_PACKET) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
diff --git a/src/network/tc/sfb.c b/src/network/tc/sfb.c
index 258229ae0df..2e3bdc230bb 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/sfb.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/sfb.c
@@ -87,12 +87,8 @@ int config_parse_sfb_u32(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &sfb->packet_limit);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         TAKE_PTR(qdisc);
 
diff --git a/src/network/tc/sfq.c b/src/network/tc/sfq.c
index e520dfb5a7f..ff1d9782c9d 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/sfq.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/sfq.c
@@ -70,12 +70,8 @@ int config_parse_sfq_perturb_period(
         }
 
         r = parse_sec(rvalue, &sfq->perturb_period);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         TAKE_PTR(qdisc);
 
diff --git a/src/network/tc/tbf.c b/src/network/tc/tbf.c
index 8ff125e5011..e18c50164c0 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/tbf.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/tbf.c
@@ -158,12 +158,8 @@ int config_parse_tbf_size(
         }
 
         r = parse_size(rvalue, 1024, &k);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (STR_IN_SET(lvalue, "BurstBytes", "Burst"))
                 tbf->burst = k;
@@ -228,12 +224,8 @@ int config_parse_tbf_rate(
         }
 
         r = parse_size(rvalue, 1000, &k);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         *p = k / 8;
 
@@ -283,12 +275,8 @@ int config_parse_tbf_latency(
         }
 
         r = parse_sec(rvalue, &u);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         tbf->latency = u;
 
diff --git a/src/network/tc/tclass.c b/src/network/tc/tclass.c
index 9b86a7259e9..ad28b3ac201 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/tclass.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/tclass.c
@@ -685,12 +685,8 @@ int config_parse_tclass_parent(
                 tclass->parent = TC_H_ROOT;
         else {
                 r = parse_handle(rvalue, &tclass->parent);
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                                   "Failed to parse 'Parent=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                                   rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         }
 
         TAKE_PTR(tclass);
@@ -734,12 +730,8 @@ int config_parse_tclass_classid(
         }
 
         r = parse_handle(rvalue, &tclass->classid);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse 'ClassId=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         TAKE_PTR(tclass);
 
diff --git a/src/network/tc/teql.c b/src/network/tc/teql.c
index 0f3f14914e4..0cb23e17aee 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/teql.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/teql.c
@@ -82,12 +82,8 @@ int config_parse_teql_id(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou(rvalue, &id);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (id > INT_MAX) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "'%s=' is too large, ignoring assignment: %s",
diff --git a/src/nspawn/nspawn-settings.c b/src/nspawn/nspawn-settings.c
index ec0f01e82fe..d280b090f49 100644
--- a/src/nspawn/nspawn-settings.c
+++ b/src/nspawn/nspawn-settings.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ int config_parse_expose_port(
         if (r == -EEXIST)
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Duplicate port specification, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
         else if (r < 0)
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse host port %s: %m", rvalue);
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         return 0;
 }
@@ -595,10 +595,8 @@ int config_parse_boot(
         assert(rvalue);
 
         r = parse_boolean(rvalue);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse Boot= parameter %s, ignoring: %m", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (r) {
                 if (settings->start_mode == START_PID2)
@@ -640,10 +638,8 @@ int config_parse_pid2(
         assert(rvalue);
 
         r = parse_boolean(rvalue);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse ProcessTwo= parameter %s, ignoring: %m", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (r) {
                 if (settings->start_mode == START_BOOT)
@@ -778,13 +774,8 @@ int config_parse_syscall_filter(
                 r = extract_first_word(&items, &word, /* separators= */ WHITESPACE ",", /* flags= */ 0);
                 if (r == 0)
                         return 0;
-                if (r == -ENOMEM)
-                        return log_oom();
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                                   "Failed to parse SystemCallFilter= parameter %s, ignoring: %m", rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
                 if (negative)
                         r = strv_extend(&settings->syscall_deny_list, word);
@@ -822,10 +813,8 @@ int config_parse_oom_score_adjust(
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "OOM score adjust value out of range, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
                 return 0;
         }
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse the OOM score adjust value, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         settings->oom_score_adjust = oa;
         settings->oom_score_adjust_set = true;
@@ -910,7 +899,7 @@ int config_parse_link_journal(
 
         r = parse_link_journal(rvalue, &settings->link_journal, &settings->link_journal_try);
         if (r < 0)
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse link journal mode, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
+                log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         return 0;
 }
@@ -973,10 +962,8 @@ int config_parse_userns_chown(
         /* Compatibility support for UserNamespaceChown=, whose job has been taken over by UserNamespaceOwnership= */
 
         r = parse_boolean(rvalue);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse user namespace ownership mode, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         *ownership = r ? USER_NAMESPACE_OWNERSHIP_CHOWN : USER_NAMESPACE_OWNERSHIP_OFF;
         return 0;
@@ -1008,12 +995,8 @@ int config_parse_bind_user(
                 _cleanup_free_ char *word = NULL;
 
                 r = extract_first_word(&p, &word, /* separators= */ NULL, /* flags= */ 0);
-                if (r == -ENOMEM)
-                        return log_oom();
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse BindUser= list, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
                 if (r == 0)
                         break;
 
@@ -1057,12 +1040,8 @@ int config_parse_bind_user_shell(
         }
 
         r = parse_user_shell(rvalue, &sh, &copy);
-        if (r == -ENOMEM)
-                return log_oom();
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse BindUserShell= value, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         free_and_replace(settings->bind_user_shell, sh);
         settings->bind_user_shell_copy = copy;
@@ -1089,13 +1068,8 @@ int config_parse_restrict_address_families(
         assert(rvalue);
 
         r = parse_address_families(rvalue, &settings->restrict_address_families, &settings->restrict_address_families_is_allowlist);
-        if (r == -ENOMEM)
-                return log_oom();
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse address family, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/repart/repart.c b/src/repart/repart.c
index 6d440391018..081385ccbe2 100644
--- a/src/repart/repart.c
+++ b/src/repart/repart.c
@@ -1967,7 +1967,7 @@ static int config_parse_type(
 
         r = gpt_partition_type_from_string(rvalue, type);
         if (r < 0)
-                return log_syntax(unit, LOG_ERR, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse partition type: %s", rvalue);
+                return log_syntax_parse_error_full(unit, filename, line, r, /* critical= */ true, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (arg_architecture >= 0)
                 *type = gpt_partition_type_override_architecture(*type, arg_architecture);
@@ -2071,11 +2071,8 @@ static int config_parse_weight(
         assert(rvalue);
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &v);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse weight value, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (v > 1000U*1000U) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
@@ -2107,8 +2104,7 @@ static int config_parse_size4096(
 
         r = parse_size(rvalue, 1024, &parsed);
         if (r < 0)
-                return log_syntax(unit, LOG_ERR, filename, line, r,
-                                  "Failed to parse size value: %s", rvalue);
+                return log_syntax_parse_error_full(unit, filename, line, r, /* critical= */ true, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (ltype > 0)
                 *sz = round_up_size(parsed, 4096);
@@ -2143,8 +2139,7 @@ static int config_parse_block_size(
 
         r = parse_size(rvalue, 1024, &parsed);
         if (r < 0)
-                return log_syntax(unit, LOG_ERR, filename, line, r,
-                                  "Failed to parse size value: %s", rvalue);
+                return log_syntax_parse_error_full(unit, filename, line, r, /* critical= */ true, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (parsed < 512 || parsed > 4096)
                 return log_syntax(unit, LOG_ERR, filename, line, SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL),
@@ -2182,8 +2177,7 @@ static int config_parse_fs_sector_size(
 
         r = parse_size(rvalue, 1024, &parsed);
         if (r < 0)
-                return log_syntax(unit, LOG_ERR, filename, line, r,
-                                  "Failed to parse size value: %s", rvalue);
+                return log_syntax_parse_error_full(unit, filename, line, r, /* critical= */ true, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (!ISPOWEROF2(parsed))
                 return log_syntax(unit, LOG_ERR, filename, line, SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL),
@@ -2681,11 +2675,8 @@ static int config_parse_gpt_flags(
         assert(rvalue);
 
         r = safe_atou64(rvalue, gpt_flags);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse Flags= value, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         return 0;
 }
@@ -2718,10 +2709,8 @@ static int config_parse_uuid(
         }
 
         r = sd_id128_from_string(rvalue, &partition->new_uuid);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse 128-bit ID/UUID, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         partition->new_uuid_is_set = true;
 
@@ -2908,11 +2897,8 @@ static int config_parse_encrypt_add_token(
         /* Extract only type and source; leave the rest of q as the value verbatim.
          * This allows ':' in the value (e.g. file paths containing colons). */
         r = extract_many_words(&q, ":", EXTRACT_DONT_COALESCE_SEPARATORS, &type, &source);
-        if (r == -ENOMEM)
-                return log_oom();
         if (r < 0)
-                return log_syntax(unit, LOG_ERR, filename, line, r,
-                                  "Failed to parse %s=: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
+                return log_syntax_parse_error_full(unit, filename, line, r, /* critical= */ true, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (r < 1)
                 return log_syntax(unit, LOG_ERR, filename, line, SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL),
                                   "%s= requires at least a token type name.", lvalue);
diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-conf.c b/src/resolve/resolved-conf.c
index 5acb9cb26e9..563b0634a74 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-conf.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-conf.c
@@ -44,11 +44,8 @@ int config_parse_dns_servers(
         else {
                 /* Otherwise, add to the list */
                 r = manager_parse_dns_server_string_and_warn(m, ltype, rvalue);
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                                   "Failed to parse DNS server string '%s', ignoring.", rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         }
 
         /* If we have a manual setting, then we stop reading
@@ -86,11 +83,8 @@ int config_parse_search_domains(
         else {
                 /* Otherwise, add to the list */
                 r = manager_parse_search_domains_and_warn(m, rvalue);
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                                   "Failed to parse search domains string '%s', ignoring.", rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         }
 
         /* If we have a manual setting, then we stop reading
@@ -145,12 +139,8 @@ int config_parse_dns_stub_listener_extra(
         }
 
         r = in_addr_port_ifindex_name_from_string_auto(p, &stub->family, &stub->address, &stub->port, /* ret_ifindex= */ NULL, /* ret_server_name= */ NULL);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse address in %s=%s, ignoring assignment: %m",
-                           lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         r = ordered_set_ensure_put(&m->dns_extra_stub_listeners, &dns_stub_listener_extra_hash_ops, stub);
         if (r == -ENOMEM)
diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-delegate.c b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-delegate.c
index 51267205271..f983d5ab203 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-delegate.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-delegate.c
@@ -244,14 +244,11 @@ int config_parse_delegate_dns_servers(
         }
 
         /* Otherwise, add to the list */
-        for (;;) {
+        for (const char *p = rvalue;;) {
                 _cleanup_free_ char *word = NULL;
-                r = extract_first_word(&rvalue, &word, /* separators= */ NULL, /* flags= */ 0);
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                                   "Failed to parse DNS server string '%s', ignoring.", rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                r = extract_first_word(&p, &word, /* separators= */ NULL, /* flags= */ 0);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
                 if (r == 0)
                         break;
 
@@ -329,14 +326,11 @@ int config_parse_delegate_domains(
         }
 
         /* Otherwise, add to the list */
-        for (;;) {
+        for (const char *p = rvalue;;) {
                 _cleanup_free_ char *word = NULL;
-                r = extract_first_word(&rvalue, &word, /* separators= */ NULL, /* flags= */ 0);
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                                   "Failed to parse search domains string '%s', ignoring.", rvalue);
-                        return 0;
-                }
+                r = extract_first_word(&p, &word, /* separators= */ NULL, /* flags= */ 0);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
                 if (r == 0)
                         break;
 
diff --git a/src/shared/cpu-set-util.c b/src/shared/cpu-set-util.c
index 7f0c243deed..c9e8c6f2c3a 100644
--- a/src/shared/cpu-set-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/cpu-set-util.c
@@ -251,9 +251,7 @@ int config_parse_cpu_set(
                         if (critical)
                                 return log_debug_errno(r, "Failed to parse CPU set: %s", rvalue);
 
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse %s= setting, ignoring assignment: %s",
-                                   lvalue, rvalue);
-                        return 0;
+                        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
                 }
                 if (r == 0)
                         break;
diff --git a/src/shared/ethtool-util.c b/src/shared/ethtool-util.c
index d657131b01c..6caaaa50ecd 100644
--- a/src/shared/ethtool-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/ethtool-util.c
@@ -1203,9 +1203,7 @@ int config_parse_mdi(
                 return 0;
         }
 
-        log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
-                   "Failed to parse %s= setting, ignoring assignment: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
-        return 0;
+        return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, 0, lvalue, rvalue);
 }
 
 int config_parse_ring_buffer_or_channel(
@@ -1242,11 +1240,8 @@ int config_parse_ring_buffer_or_channel(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &k);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (k < 1) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
                            "Invalid %s= value, ignoring: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
@@ -1346,11 +1341,8 @@ int config_parse_coalesce_u32(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &k);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         dst->value = k;
         dst->set = true;
@@ -1380,11 +1372,8 @@ int config_parse_coalesce_sec(
         }
 
         r = nsec ? parse_nsec(rvalue, &t) : parse_sec(rvalue, &t);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse coalesce setting value, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (t > UINT32_MAX) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
diff --git a/src/shared/image-policy.c b/src/shared/image-policy.c
index 66b423a6f5f..cfabd3042ce 100644
--- a/src/shared/image-policy.c
+++ b/src/shared/image-policy.c
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ int config_parse_image_policy(
         if (r == -EBADRQC)
                 return log_syntax(unit, LOG_ERR, filename, line, r, "Unknown partition policy flag in image policy, refusing: %s", rvalue);
         if (r < 0)
-                return log_syntax(unit, LOG_ERR, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse image policy, refusing: %s", rvalue);
+                return log_syntax_parse_error_full(unit, filename, line, r, /* critical= */ true, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         return free_and_replace_full(*p, np, image_policy_free);
 }
diff --git a/src/shared/netif-sriov.c b/src/shared/netif-sriov.c
index 79fd86c4f67..633dbfc48f1 100644
--- a/src/shared/netif-sriov.c
+++ b/src/shared/netif-sriov.c
@@ -449,11 +449,8 @@ int config_parse_sr_iov_uint32(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &k);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse SR-IOV '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (streq(lvalue, "VLANId")) {
                 if (k == 0 || k > 4095) {
@@ -554,11 +551,8 @@ int config_parse_sr_iov_link_state(
         }
 
         r = parse_boolean(rvalue);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse SR-IOV '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         sr_iov->link_state = r ? SR_IOV_LINK_STATE_ENABLE : SR_IOV_LINK_STATE_DISABLE;
         TAKE_PTR(sr_iov);
@@ -604,10 +598,8 @@ int config_parse_sr_iov_boolean(
         }
 
         r = parse_boolean(rvalue);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse '%s=', ignoring: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (streq(lvalue, "MACSpoofCheck"))
                 sr_iov->vf_spoof_check_setting = r;
@@ -653,11 +645,8 @@ int config_parse_sr_iov_mac(
         }
 
         r = parse_ether_addr(rvalue, &sr_iov->mac);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse SR-IOV '%s=', ignoring assignment: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         TAKE_PTR(sr_iov);
         return 0;
@@ -688,11 +677,8 @@ int config_parse_sr_iov_num_vfs(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &n);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring assignment: %s", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         if (n > INT_MAX) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0,
diff --git a/src/shared/vlan-util.c b/src/shared/vlan-util.c
index cf931dfae7e..00e25f8b079 100644
--- a/src/shared/vlan-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/vlan-util.c
@@ -91,11 +91,8 @@ int config_parse_vlanid(
                            "VLAN identifier outside of valid range 0…4094, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
                 return 0;
         }
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse VLAN identifier value, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/sysupdate/sysupdate-transfer.c b/src/sysupdate/sysupdate-transfer.c
index aaf7cee473d..8d098666751 100644
--- a/src/sysupdate/sysupdate-transfer.c
+++ b/src/sysupdate/sysupdate-transfer.c
@@ -254,11 +254,8 @@ static int config_parse_instances_max(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou64(rvalue, &i);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse InstancesMax= value, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         transfer_set_instances_max(instances_max, i, filename, line);
         return 0;
@@ -427,11 +424,8 @@ static int config_parse_resource_ptype(
         }
 
         r = gpt_partition_type_from_string(rvalue, &rr->partition_type);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse partition type, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         rr->partition_type_set = true;
         return 0;
@@ -461,11 +455,8 @@ static int config_parse_partition_uuid(
         }
 
         r = sd_id128_from_string(rvalue, &t->partition_uuid);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse partition UUID, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         t->partition_uuid_set = true;
         return 0;
@@ -495,11 +486,8 @@ static int config_parse_partition_flags(
         }
 
         r = safe_atoux64(rvalue, &t->partition_flags);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse partition flags, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         t->partition_flags_set = true;
         return 0;
diff --git a/src/timesync/timesyncd-conf.c b/src/timesync/timesyncd-conf.c
index 712333b1d09..a76ec3b9963 100644
--- a/src/timesync/timesyncd-conf.c
+++ b/src/timesync/timesyncd-conf.c
@@ -95,11 +95,8 @@ int config_parse_servers(
         }
 
         r = manager_parse_server_string(m, ltype, rvalue);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse NTP server string '%s', ignoring: %m", rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
 
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/udev/net/link-config.c b/src/udev/net/link-config.c
index 90eef61d298..704f6fe4cbf 100644
--- a/src/udev/net/link-config.c
+++ b/src/udev/net/link-config.c
@@ -2000,10 +2000,8 @@ int config_parse_rx_tx_queues(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &k);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring assignment: %s.", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (k == 0 || k > 16384) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0, "Invalid %s=, ignoring assignment: %s.", lvalue, rvalue);
                 return 0;
@@ -2034,10 +2032,8 @@ int config_parse_txqueuelen(
         }
 
         r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &k);
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring assignment: %s.", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, rvalue);
         if (k == UINT32_MAX) {
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, 0, "Invalid %s=, ignoring assignment: %s.", lvalue, rvalue);
                 return 0;
@@ -2080,13 +2076,8 @@ int config_parse_wol_password(
         warn_file_is_world_accessible(filename, /* st= */ NULL, unit, line);
 
         r = link_parse_wol_password(config, rvalue);
-        if (r == -ENOMEM)
-                return log_oom();
-        if (r < 0) {
-                log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
-                           "Failed to parse %s=, ignoring assignment: %s.", lvalue, rvalue);
-                return 0;
-        }
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_syntax_parse_error(unit, filename, line, r, lvalue, "(secret)");
 
         config->wol_password_file = mfree(config->wol_password_file);
         return 0;