diff --git a/src/core/dbus-manager.c b/src/core/dbus-manager.c
index 5029f49a01..e5b899fc01 100644
--- a/src/core/dbus-manager.c
+++ b/src/core/dbus-manager.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ static int property_get_progress(
         assert(reply);
         assert(m);
 
-        if (dual_timestamp_is_set(m->timestamps + MANAGER_TIMESTAMP_FINISH))
+        if (MANAGER_IS_FINISHED(m))
                 d = 1.0;
         else
                 d = 1.0 - ((double) hashmap_size(m->jobs) / (double) m->n_installed_jobs);
diff --git a/src/core/manager.c b/src/core/manager.c
index 97ca77c9fa..0340b41ef9 100644
--- a/src/core/manager.c
+++ b/src/core/manager.c
@@ -3175,7 +3175,7 @@ void manager_check_finished(Manager *m) {
         /* This is no longer the first boot */
         manager_set_first_boot(m, false);
 
-        if (dual_timestamp_is_set(m->timestamps + MANAGER_TIMESTAMP_FINISH))
+        if (MANAGER_IS_FINISHED(m))
                 return;
 
         dual_timestamp_get(m->timestamps + MANAGER_TIMESTAMP_FINISH);
@@ -3533,7 +3533,7 @@ ManagerState manager_state(Manager *m) {
         assert(m);
 
         /* Did we ever finish booting? If not then we are still starting up */
-        if (!dual_timestamp_is_set(m->timestamps + MANAGER_TIMESTAMP_FINISH)) {
+        if (!MANAGER_IS_FINISHED(m)) {
 
                 u = manager_get_unit(m, SPECIAL_BASIC_TARGET);
                 if (!u || !UNIT_IS_ACTIVE_OR_RELOADING(unit_active_state(u)))
diff --git a/src/core/manager.h b/src/core/manager.h
index 4271e0c6c0..779e09bc97 100644
--- a/src/core/manager.h
+++ b/src/core/manager.h
@@ -352,6 +352,8 @@ struct Manager {
 
 #define MANAGER_IS_RELOADING(m) ((m)->n_reloading > 0)
 
+#define MANAGER_IS_FINISHED(m) (dual_timestamp_is_set((m)->timestamps + MANAGER_TIMESTAMP_FINISH))
+
 int manager_new(UnitFileScope scope, unsigned test_run_flags, Manager **m);
 Manager* manager_free(Manager *m);