diff --git a/src/core/execute.c b/src/core/execute.c
index b91513c5da8..fb3e9b79cbe 100644
--- a/src/core/execute.c
+++ b/src/core/execute.c
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ void exec_context_tty_reset(const ExecContext *context, const ExecParameters *p)
         lock_fd = lock_dev_console();
         if (ERRNO_IS_NEG_PRIVILEGE(lock_fd))
                 log_debug_errno(lock_fd, "No privileges to lock /dev/console, proceeding without: %m");
+        else if (ERRNO_IS_NEG_DEVICE_ABSENT(lock_fd))
+                log_debug_errno(lock_fd, "Device /dev/console does not exist, proceeding without locking it: %m");
         else if (lock_fd < 0)
                 return (void) log_debug_errno(lock_fd, "Failed to lock /dev/console: %m");
 
diff --git a/src/shared/dev-setup.c b/src/shared/dev-setup.c
index 08fdd605704..3592b0a6505 100644
--- a/src/shared/dev-setup.c
+++ b/src/shared/dev-setup.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ int lock_dev_console(void) {
 
         r = lock_generic(fd, LOCK_BSD, LOCK_EX);
         if (r < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to lock /dev/console: %m");
+                return r;
 
         return TAKE_FD(fd);
 }
diff --git a/src/vconsole/vconsole-setup.c b/src/vconsole/vconsole-setup.c
index 83e43b16ff9..554d00e5b75 100644
--- a/src/vconsole/vconsole-setup.c
+++ b/src/vconsole/vconsole-setup.c
@@ -624,14 +624,10 @@ static int run(int argc, char **argv) {
         /* Take lock around the remaining operation to avoid being interrupted by a tty reset operation
          * performed for services with TTYVHangup=yes. */
         lock_fd = lock_dev_console();
-        if (lock_fd < 0) {
-                log_full_errno(lock_fd == -ENOENT ? LOG_DEBUG : LOG_ERR,
-                               lock_fd,
-                               "Failed to lock /dev/console%s: %m",
-                               lock_fd == -ENOENT ? ", ignoring" : "");
-                if (lock_fd != -ENOENT)
-                        return lock_fd;
-        }
+        if (ERRNO_IS_NEG_DEVICE_ABSENT(lock_fd))
+                log_debug_errno(lock_fd, "Device /dev/console does not exist, proceeding without locking it: %m");
+        else if (lock_fd < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(lock_fd, "Failed to lock /dev/console: %m");
 
         (void) toggle_utf8_sysfs(utf8);
         (void) toggle_utf8_vc(vc, fd, utf8);