diff --git a/src/core/mount.c b/src/core/mount.c
index 94aeea9f6c9..cf2d839347b 100644
--- a/src/core/mount.c
+++ b/src/core/mount.c
@@ -1554,13 +1554,9 @@ static void mount_sigchld_event(Unit *u, pid_t pid, int code, int status) {
                 /* MOUNT_MOUNTING and MOUNT_UNMOUNTING states need to be patched, see below. */
                 m->result = f;
 
-        if (m->control_command) {
+        if (m->control_command)
                 exec_status_exit(&m->control_command->exec_status, &m->exec_context, pid, code, status);
 
-                m->control_command = NULL;
-                m->control_command_id = _MOUNT_EXEC_COMMAND_INVALID;
-        }
-
         unit_log_process_exit(
                         u,
                         "Mount process",
@@ -1568,6 +1564,9 @@ static void mount_sigchld_event(Unit *u, pid_t pid, int code, int status) {
                         f == MOUNT_SUCCESS,
                         code, status);
 
+        m->control_command = NULL;
+        m->control_command_id = _MOUNT_EXEC_COMMAND_INVALID;
+
         /* Note that due to the io event priority logic, we can be sure the new mountinfo is loaded
          * before we process the SIGCHLD for the mount command. */