diff --git a/src/core/automount.c b/src/core/automount.c
index 9da3f87fca..5c1748542e 100644
--- a/src/core/automount.c
+++ b/src/core/automount.c
@@ -315,11 +315,7 @@ static void automount_enter_dead(Automount *a, AutomountResult f) {
         if (a->result == AUTOMOUNT_SUCCESS)
                 a->result = f;
 
-        if (a->result == AUTOMOUNT_SUCCESS)
-                unit_log_success(UNIT(a));
-        else
-                unit_log_failure(UNIT(a), automount_result_to_string(a->result));
-
+        unit_log_result(UNIT(a), a->result == AUTOMOUNT_SUCCESS, automount_result_to_string(a->result));
         automount_set_state(a, a->result != AUTOMOUNT_SUCCESS ? AUTOMOUNT_FAILED : AUTOMOUNT_DEAD);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/mount.c b/src/core/mount.c
index 8035a73184..8c19150112 100644
--- a/src/core/mount.c
+++ b/src/core/mount.c
@@ -799,11 +799,7 @@ static void mount_enter_dead(Mount *m, MountResult f) {
         if (m->result == MOUNT_SUCCESS)
                 m->result = f;
 
-        if (m->result == MOUNT_SUCCESS)
-                unit_log_success(UNIT(m));
-        else
-                unit_log_failure(UNIT(m), mount_result_to_string(m->result));
-
+        unit_log_result(UNIT(m), m->result == MOUNT_SUCCESS, mount_result_to_string(m->result));
         mount_set_state(m, m->result != MOUNT_SUCCESS ? MOUNT_FAILED : MOUNT_DEAD);
 
         m->exec_runtime = exec_runtime_unref(m->exec_runtime, true);
diff --git a/src/core/path.c b/src/core/path.c
index 7523bf54f7..e649cc232e 100644
--- a/src/core/path.c
+++ b/src/core/path.c
@@ -449,11 +449,7 @@ static void path_enter_dead(Path *p, PathResult f) {
         if (p->result == PATH_SUCCESS)
                 p->result = f;
 
-        if (p->result == PATH_SUCCESS)
-                unit_log_success(UNIT(p));
-        else
-                unit_log_failure(UNIT(p), path_result_to_string(p->result));
-
+        unit_log_result(UNIT(p), p->result == PATH_SUCCESS, path_result_to_string(p->result));
         path_set_state(p, p->result != PATH_SUCCESS ? PATH_FAILED : PATH_DEAD);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/scope.c b/src/core/scope.c
index 6d8d4af56d..151b8989a6 100644
--- a/src/core/scope.c
+++ b/src/core/scope.c
@@ -240,11 +240,7 @@ static void scope_enter_dead(Scope *s, ScopeResult f) {
         if (s->result == SCOPE_SUCCESS)
                 s->result = f;
 
-        if (s->result == SCOPE_SUCCESS)
-                unit_log_success(UNIT(s));
-        else
-                unit_log_failure(UNIT(s), scope_result_to_string(s->result));
-
+        unit_log_result(UNIT(s), s->result == SCOPE_SUCCESS, scope_result_to_string(s->result));
         scope_set_state(s, s->result != SCOPE_SUCCESS ? SCOPE_FAILED : SCOPE_DEAD);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/service.c b/src/core/service.c
index a90711213c..7675663f8b 100644
--- a/src/core/service.c
+++ b/src/core/service.c
@@ -1699,10 +1699,7 @@ static void service_enter_dead(Service *s, ServiceResult f, bool allow_restart)
         if (s->result == SERVICE_SUCCESS)
                 s->result = f;
 
-        if (s->result == SERVICE_SUCCESS)
-                unit_log_success(UNIT(s));
-        else
-                unit_log_failure(UNIT(s), service_result_to_string(s->result));
+        unit_log_result(UNIT(s), s->result == SERVICE_SUCCESS, service_result_to_string(s->result));
 
         if (allow_restart && service_shall_restart(s))
                 s->will_auto_restart = true;
diff --git a/src/core/swap.c b/src/core/swap.c
index e2b888ec9e..6a2e13f56e 100644
--- a/src/core/swap.c
+++ b/src/core/swap.c
@@ -653,11 +653,7 @@ static void swap_enter_dead(Swap *s, SwapResult f) {
         if (s->result == SWAP_SUCCESS)
                 s->result = f;
 
-        if (s->result == SWAP_SUCCESS)
-                unit_log_success(UNIT(s));
-        else
-                unit_log_failure(UNIT(s), swap_result_to_string(s->result));
-
+        unit_log_result(UNIT(s), s->result == SWAP_SUCCESS, swap_result_to_string(s->result));
         swap_set_state(s, s->result != SWAP_SUCCESS ? SWAP_FAILED : SWAP_DEAD);
 
         s->exec_runtime = exec_runtime_unref(s->exec_runtime, true);
diff --git a/src/core/timer.c b/src/core/timer.c
index c7f769dbe1..4e7fade999 100644
--- a/src/core/timer.c
+++ b/src/core/timer.c
@@ -288,11 +288,7 @@ static void timer_enter_dead(Timer *t, TimerResult f) {
         if (t->result == TIMER_SUCCESS)
                 t->result = f;
 
-        if (t->result == TIMER_SUCCESS)
-                unit_log_success(UNIT(t));
-        else
-                unit_log_failure(UNIT(t), timer_result_to_string(t->result));
-
+        unit_log_result(UNIT(t), t->result == TIMER_SUCCESS, timer_result_to_string(t->result));
         timer_set_state(t, t->result != TIMER_SUCCESS ? TIMER_FAILED : TIMER_DEAD);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/unit.h b/src/core/unit.h
index 3931684a56..f159233df9 100644
--- a/src/core/unit.h
+++ b/src/core/unit.h
@@ -808,6 +808,13 @@ int unit_pid_attachable(Unit *unit, pid_t pid, sd_bus_error *error);
 
 void unit_log_success(Unit *u);
 void unit_log_failure(Unit *u, const char *result);
+static inline void unit_log_result(Unit *u, bool success, const char *result) {
+        if (success)
+                unit_log_success(u);
+        else
+                unit_log_failure(u, result);
+}
+
 void unit_log_process_exit(Unit *u, int level, const char *kind, const char *command, int code, int status);
 
 /* Macros which append UNIT= or USER_UNIT= to the message */