diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
index 85deb4a7616..d244389ddd8 100644
--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
@@ -7815,5 +7815,5 @@ finish:
 
         release_busses();
 
-        return r < 0 ? EXIT_FAILURE : r;
+        return r < 0 ? EXIT_FAILURE : EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }