diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index f171121f69..d5e37e49ac 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ Features:
 * maybe add a generator that looks for "systemd.run=" on the kernel cmdline for container usercases...
 
 * test/:
+  - add unit tests for config_parse_device_allow()
 
 * seems that when we follow symlinks to units we prefer the symlink
   destination path over /etc and /usr. We should not do that. Instead
diff --git a/src/core/load-fragment.c b/src/core/load-fragment.c
index f2f9267b92..7f56149ead 100644
--- a/src/core/load-fragment.c
+++ b/src/core/load-fragment.c
@@ -410,7 +410,6 @@ int config_parse_socket_listen(const char *unit,
                 if (r < 0) {
                         if (r != -EAFNOSUPPORT)
                                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_ERR, filename, line, r, "Failed to parse address value, ignoring: %s", rvalue);
-
                         return 0;
                 }
 
@@ -3511,6 +3510,7 @@ int config_parse_device_allow(
                 log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, r,
                            "Failed to resolve specifiers in %s, ignoring: %m",
                            rvalue);
+                return 0;
         }
 
         n = strcspn(t, WHITESPACE);
diff --git a/test/fuzz-regressions/fuzz-unit-file/oss-fuzz-6885 b/test/fuzz-regressions/fuzz-unit-file/oss-fuzz-6885
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1859136fdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fuzz-regressions/fuzz-unit-file/oss-fuzz-6885
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+service
+[Service]
+DeviceAllow=%D
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fuzz-regressions/meson.build b/test/fuzz-regressions/meson.build
index c1416f93cf..9753c61882 100644
--- a/test/fuzz-regressions/meson.build
+++ b/test/fuzz-regressions/meson.build
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ fuzz_regression_tests = '''
         fuzz-dns-packet/oss-fuzz-5465
         fuzz-dns-packet/issue-7888
         fuzz-unit-file/oss-fuzz-6884
+        fuzz-unit-file/oss-fuzz-6885
 '''.split()