diff --git a/src/core/cgroup.c b/src/core/cgroup.c
index 56598d3baa..7d45438e85 100644
--- a/src/core/cgroup.c
+++ b/src/core/cgroup.c
@@ -3634,7 +3634,7 @@ int unit_cgroup_freezer_action(Unit *u, FreezerAction action) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
-        return 0;
+        return 1;
 }
 
 static const char* const cgroup_device_policy_table[_CGROUP_DEVICE_POLICY_MAX] = {