diff --git a/src/login/inhibit.c b/src/login/inhibit.c
index 508c539044a..5c0637c8613 100644
--- a/src/login/inhibit.c
+++ b/src/login/inhibit.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
                 fd = inhibit(bus, &error);
                 if (fd < 0)
-                        return log_error("Failed to inhibit: %s", bus_error_message(&error, fd));
+                        return log_error_errno(fd, "Failed to inhibit: %s", bus_error_message(&error, fd));
 
                 r = safe_fork("(inhibit)", FORK_RESET_SIGNALS|FORK_DEATHSIG|FORK_CLOSE_ALL_FDS|FORK_LOG, &pid);
                 if (r < 0)