diff --git a/src/core/device.c b/src/core/device.c
index 8a3e888e5e..bd87a447cd 100644
--- a/src/core/device.c
+++ b/src/core/device.c
@@ -331,11 +331,7 @@ static int device_setup_unit(Manager *m, struct udev_device *dev, const char *pa
         if (!u) {
                 delete = true;
 
-                u = unit_new(m, sizeof(Device));
-                if (!u)
-                        return log_oom();
-
-                r = unit_add_name(u, e);
+                r = unit_new_for_name(m, sizeof(Device), e, &u);
                 if (r < 0)
                         goto fail;
 
diff --git a/src/core/mount.c b/src/core/mount.c
index 03e5ea1376..0641621d8f 100644
--- a/src/core/mount.c
+++ b/src/core/mount.c
@@ -1404,11 +1404,7 @@ static int mount_setup_unit(
         if (!u) {
                 delete = true;
 
-                u = unit_new(m, sizeof(Mount));
-                if (!u)
-                        return log_oom();
-
-                r = unit_add_name(u, e);
+                r = unit_new_for_name(m, sizeof(Mount), e, &u);
                 if (r < 0)
                         goto fail;
 
@@ -1614,16 +1610,9 @@ static void synthesize_root_mount(Manager *m) {
 
         u = manager_get_unit(m, SPECIAL_ROOT_MOUNT);
         if (!u) {
-                u = unit_new(m, sizeof(Mount));
-                if (!u) {
-                        log_oom();
-                        return;
-                }
-
-                r = unit_add_name(u, SPECIAL_ROOT_MOUNT);
+                r = unit_new_for_name(m, sizeof(Mount), SPECIAL_ROOT_MOUNT, &u);
                 if (r < 0) {
-                        unit_free(u);
-                        log_error_errno(r, "Failed to add the " SPECIAL_ROOT_MOUNT " name: %m");
+                        log_error_errno(r, "Failed to allocate the special " SPECIAL_ROOT_MOUNT " unit: %m");
                         return;
                 }
         }
diff --git a/src/core/scope.c b/src/core/scope.c
index 77f3fdc2aa..d6e1f8e392 100644
--- a/src/core/scope.c
+++ b/src/core/scope.c
@@ -563,16 +563,9 @@ static void scope_enumerate(Manager *m) {
 
         u = manager_get_unit(m, SPECIAL_INIT_SCOPE);
         if (!u) {
-                u = unit_new(m, sizeof(Scope));
-                if (!u) {
-                        log_oom();
-                        return;
-                }
-
-                r = unit_add_name(u, SPECIAL_INIT_SCOPE);
+                r = unit_new_for_name(m, sizeof(Scope), SPECIAL_INIT_SCOPE, &u);
                 if (r < 0)  {
-                        unit_free(u);
-                        log_error_errno(r, "Failed to add the " SPECIAL_INIT_SCOPE " name: %m");
+                        log_error_errno(r, "Failed to allocate the special " SPECIAL_INIT_SCOPE " unit: %m");
                         return;
                 }
         }
diff --git a/src/core/slice.c b/src/core/slice.c
index c505fa1916..ed5d3fd701 100644
--- a/src/core/slice.c
+++ b/src/core/slice.c
@@ -299,16 +299,9 @@ static void slice_enumerate(Manager *m) {
 
         u = manager_get_unit(m, SPECIAL_ROOT_SLICE);
         if (!u) {
-                u = unit_new(m, sizeof(Slice));
-                if (!u) {
-                        log_oom();
-                        return;
-                }
-
-                r = unit_add_name(u, SPECIAL_ROOT_SLICE);
+                r = unit_new_for_name(m, sizeof(Slice), SPECIAL_ROOT_SLICE, &u);
                 if (r < 0) {
-                        unit_free(u);
-                        log_error_errno(r, "Failed to add the " SPECIAL_ROOT_SLICE " name: %m");
+                        log_error_errno(r, "Failed to allocate the special " SPECIAL_ROOT_SLICE " unit: %m");
                         return;
                 }
         }
diff --git a/src/core/swap.c b/src/core/swap.c
index b592abb9fb..2228a254bb 100644
--- a/src/core/swap.c
+++ b/src/core/swap.c
@@ -381,11 +381,7 @@ static int swap_setup_unit(
         if (!u) {
                 delete = true;
 
-                u = unit_new(m, sizeof(Swap));
-                if (!u)
-                        return log_oom();
-
-                r = unit_add_name(u, e);
+                r = unit_new_for_name(m, sizeof(Swap), e, &u);
                 if (r < 0)
                         goto fail;
 
diff --git a/src/core/unit.c b/src/core/unit.c
index 8d74b44f73..068d319206 100644
--- a/src/core/unit.c
+++ b/src/core/unit.c
@@ -109,6 +109,24 @@ Unit *unit_new(Manager *m, size_t size) {
         return u;
 }
 
+int unit_new_for_name(Manager *m, size_t size, const char *name, Unit **ret) {
+        Unit *u;
+        int r;
+
+        u = unit_new(m, size);
+        if (!u)
+                return -ENOMEM;
+
+        r = unit_add_name(u, name);
+        if (r < 0) {
+                unit_free(u);
+                return r;
+        }
+
+        *ret = u;
+        return r;
+}
+
 bool unit_has_name(Unit *u, const char *name) {
         assert(u);
         assert(name);
diff --git a/src/core/unit.h b/src/core/unit.h
index e524553ed3..899cd62c92 100644
--- a/src/core/unit.h
+++ b/src/core/unit.h
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ DEFINE_CAST(SCOPE, Scope);
 Unit *unit_new(Manager *m, size_t size);
 void unit_free(Unit *u);
 
+int unit_new_for_name(Manager *m, size_t size, const char *name, Unit **ret);
 int unit_add_name(Unit *u, const char *name);
 
 int unit_add_dependency(Unit *u, UnitDependency d, Unit *other, bool add_reference);