diff --git a/src/login/logind-dbus.c b/src/login/logind-dbus.c
index 196d68bbfb7..ae36ececb51 100644
--- a/src/login/logind-dbus.c
+++ b/src/login/logind-dbus.c
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ static int trigger_device(Manager *m, struct udev_device *d) {
                 if (!t)
                         return -ENOMEM;
 
-                write_string_file(t, "change", WRITE_STRING_FILE_CREATE);
+                (void) write_string_file(t, "change", 0);
         }
 
         return 0;