diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
index b4b58c05b0..41dcefb675 100644
--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
@@ -1331,9 +1331,9 @@ static int wait_for_jobs(DBusConnection *bus, Set *s) {
                         else if (streq(d.result, "canceled"))
                                 log_error("Job for %s canceled.", strna(d.name));
                         else if (streq(d.result, "dependency"))
-                                log_error("A dependency job for %s failed. See 'journalctl' for details.", strna(d.name));
+                                log_error("A dependency job for %s failed. See 'journalctl -n' for details.", strna(d.name));
                         else if (!streq(d.result, "done") && !streq(d.result, "skipped"))
-                                log_error("Job for %s failed. See 'systemctl status %s' and 'journalctl' for details.", strna(d.name), strna(d.name));
+                                log_error("Job for %s failed. See 'systemctl status %s' and 'journalctl -n' for details.", strna(d.name), strna(d.name));
                 }
 
                 if (streq_ptr(d.result, "timeout"))