diff --git a/src/udev/udev-watch.c b/src/udev/udev-watch.c
index cf2faa0831..3f8715709a 100644
--- a/src/udev/udev-watch.c
+++ b/src/udev/udev-watch.c
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ int udev_watch_begin(sd_device *dev) {
         log_device_debug(dev, "Adding watch on '%s'", devnode);
         wd = inotify_add_watch(inotify_fd, devnode, IN_CLOSE_WRITE);
         if (wd < 0)
-                return log_device_error_errno(dev, errno, "Failed to add device '%s' to watch: %m", devnode);
+                return log_device_full(dev,
+                                       errno == ENOENT ? LOG_DEBUG : LOG_ERR,
+                                       errno,
+                                       "Failed to add device '%s' to watch: %m", devnode);
 
         device_set_watch_handle(dev, wd);
 
diff --git a/src/udev/udevd.c b/src/udev/udevd.c
index 05030dc81e..354910e684 100644
--- a/src/udev/udevd.c
+++ b/src/udev/udevd.c
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ static void worker_spawn(Manager *manager, struct event *event) {
 
                         /* apply/restore inotify watch */
                         if (udev_event->inotify_watch) {
-                                udev_watch_begin(dev->device);
+                                (void) udev_watch_begin(dev->device);
                                 udev_device_update_db(dev);
                         }