diff --git a/src/shared/daemon-util.h b/src/shared/daemon-util.h
index 5e9eca1d9e..04b8245310 100644
--- a/src/shared/daemon-util.h
+++ b/src/shared/daemon-util.h
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ static inline const char *notify_start(const char *start, const char *stop) {
 
 /* This is intended to be used with _cleanup_ attribute. */
 static inline void notify_on_cleanup(const char **p) {
-        if (p)
+        if (*p)
                 (void) sd_notify(false, *p);
 }