diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-daemon/sd-daemon.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-daemon/sd-daemon.c
index 437518119b..582fb53529 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-daemon/sd-daemon.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-daemon/sd-daemon.c
@@ -450,8 +450,10 @@ _public_ int sd_pid_notify_with_fds(pid_t pid, int unset_environment, const char
 
         if (n_fds > 0 || have_pid) {
                 /* CMSG_SPACE(0) may return value different then zero, which results in miscalculated controllen. */
-                msghdr.msg_controllen = (n_fds ? CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int) * n_fds) : 0) +
-                                        CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(struct ucred)) * have_pid;
+                msghdr.msg_controllen =
+                        (n_fds > 0 ? CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int) * n_fds) : 0) +
+                        (have_pid ? CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(struct ucred)) : 0);
+
                 msghdr.msg_control = alloca(msghdr.msg_controllen);
 
                 cmsg = CMSG_FIRSTHDR(&msghdr);