diff --git a/src/core/mount.c b/src/core/mount.c
index 8b30a4db6a..337e94e90e 100644
--- a/src/core/mount.c
+++ b/src/core/mount.c
@@ -1017,8 +1017,11 @@ static void mount_enter_mounting(Mount *m) {
 
         /* Create the source directory for bind-mounts if needed */
         p = get_mount_parameters_fragment(m);
-        if (p && mount_is_bind(p))
-                (void) mkdir_p_label(p->what, m->directory_mode);
+        if (p && mount_is_bind(p)) {
+                r = mkdir_p_label(p->what, m->directory_mode);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        log_unit_error_errno(UNIT(m), r, "Failed to make bind mount source '%s': %m", p->what);
+        }
 
         if (p) {
                 _cleanup_free_ char *opts = NULL;
diff --git a/src/core/namespace.c b/src/core/namespace.c
index 93e077ce6f..b2bbcf58f2 100644
--- a/src/core/namespace.c
+++ b/src/core/namespace.c
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ static int apply_mount(
                         /* Hmm, either the source or the destination are missing. Let's see if we can create the destination, then try again */
 
                         if (stat(what, &st) < 0)
-                                log_debug_errno(errno, "Mount point source '%s' is not accessible: %m", what);
+                                log_error_errno(errno, "Mount point source '%s' is not accessible: %m", what);
                         else {
                                 int q;
 
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ static int apply_mount(
                                         q = touch(mount_entry_path(m));
 
                                 if (q < 0)
-                                        log_debug_errno(q, "Failed to create destination mount point node '%s': %m", mount_entry_path(m));
+                                        log_error_errno(q, "Failed to create destination mount point node '%s': %m", mount_entry_path(m));
                                 else
                                         try_again = true;
                         }
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ static int apply_mount(
                 }
 
                 if (r < 0)
-                        return log_debug_errno(r, "Failed to mount %s to %s: %m", what, mount_entry_path(m));
+                        return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to mount %s to %s: %m", what, mount_entry_path(m));
         }
 
         log_debug("Successfully mounted %s to %s", what, mount_entry_path(m));