diff --git a/src/core/dbus-manager.c b/src/core/dbus-manager.c
index 2392ed6c16..0b12aae2ef 100644
--- a/src/core/dbus-manager.c
+++ b/src/core/dbus-manager.c
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@ fail:
 static int install_error(sd_bus_error *error, int c) {
         assert(c < 0);
 
-        if (c == -ESHUTDOWN)
+        if (c == -ERFKILL)
                 return sd_bus_error_setf(error, BUS_ERROR_UNIT_MASKED, "Unit file is masked.");
         if (c == -EADDRNOTAVAIL)
                 return sd_bus_error_setf(error, BUS_ERROR_UNIT_GENERATED, "Unit file is transient or generated.");
diff --git a/src/core/transaction.c b/src/core/transaction.c
index dad387749c..d5370b2a14 100644
--- a/src/core/transaction.c
+++ b/src/core/transaction.c
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ int transaction_add_job_and_dependencies(
                                 if (r < 0) {
                                         /* unit masked, job type not applicable and unit not found are not considered as errors. */
                                         log_unit_full(dep,
-                                                      IN_SET(r, -ESHUTDOWN, -EBADR, -ENOENT) ? LOG_DEBUG : LOG_WARNING,
+                                                      IN_SET(r, -ERFKILL, -EBADR, -ENOENT) ? LOG_DEBUG : LOG_WARNING,
                                                       r, "Cannot add dependency job, ignoring: %s",
                                                       bus_error_message(e, r));
                                         sd_bus_error_free(e);
diff --git a/src/shared/install.c b/src/shared/install.c
index 8d9f96553b..35d83dd16c 100644
--- a/src/shared/install.c
+++ b/src/shared/install.c
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ static int install_info_may_process(UnitFileInstallInfo *i, const LookupPaths *p
          * not subject to enable/disable operations. */
 
         if (i->type == UNIT_FILE_TYPE_MASKED)
-                return -ESHUTDOWN;
+                return -ERFKILL;
         if (path_is_generator(paths, i->path))
                 return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
         if (path_is_transient(paths, i->path))
diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
index 9310a0f430..4942dbb6ad 100644
--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
@@ -5272,7 +5272,7 @@ static int enable_sysv_units(const char *verb, char **args) {
                         continue;
 
                 j = unit_file_exists(arg_scope, &paths, name);
-                if (j < 0 && !IN_SET(j, -ELOOP, -ESHUTDOWN, -EADDRNOTAVAIL))
+                if (j < 0 && !IN_SET(j, -ELOOP, -ERFKILL, -EADDRNOTAVAIL))
                         return log_error_errno(j, "Failed to lookup unit file state: %m");
                 found_native = j != 0;
 
@@ -5442,7 +5442,7 @@ static int enable_unit(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
                 else
                         assert_not_reached("Unknown verb");
 
-                if (r == -ESHUTDOWN)
+                if (r == -ERFKILL)
                         return log_error_errno(r, "Unit file is masked.");
                 if (r == -EADDRNOTAVAIL)
                         return log_error_errno(r, "Unit file is transient or generated.");
@@ -5617,7 +5617,7 @@ static int add_dependency(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
                 unsigned n_changes = 0;
 
                 r = unit_file_add_dependency(arg_scope, arg_runtime, arg_root, names, target, dep, arg_force, &changes, &n_changes);
-                if (r == -ESHUTDOWN)
+                if (r == -ERFKILL)
                         return log_error_errno(r, "Unit file is masked.");
                 if (r == -EADDRNOTAVAIL)
                         return log_error_errno(r, "Unit file is transient or generated.");
diff --git a/src/sysv-generator/sysv-generator.c b/src/sysv-generator/sysv-generator.c
index 9392a3d2b5..fe4bbeeb75 100644
--- a/src/sysv-generator/sysv-generator.c
+++ b/src/sysv-generator/sysv-generator.c
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ static int enumerate_sysv(const LookupPaths *lp, Hashmap *all_services) {
                                 continue;
 
                         r = unit_file_exists(UNIT_FILE_SYSTEM, lp, name);
-                        if (r < 0 && !IN_SET(r, -ELOOP, -ESHUTDOWN, -EADDRNOTAVAIL)) {
+                        if (r < 0 && !IN_SET(r, -ELOOP, -ERFKILL, -EADDRNOTAVAIL)) {
                                 log_debug_errno(r, "Failed to detect whether %s exists, skipping: %m", name);
                                 continue;
                         } else if (r != 0) {
diff --git a/src/test/test-install-root.c b/src/test/test-install-root.c
index 2138655e29..998c345a1a 100644
--- a/src/test/test-install-root.c
+++ b/src/test/test-install-root.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static void test_basic_mask_and_enable(const char *root) {
         assert_se(unit_file_get_state(UNIT_FILE_SYSTEM, root, "d.service", &state) >= 0 && state == UNIT_FILE_MASKED);
 
         /* Enabling a masked unit should fail! */
-        assert_se(unit_file_enable(UNIT_FILE_SYSTEM, false, root, STRV_MAKE("a.service"), false, &changes, &n_changes) == -ESHUTDOWN);
+        assert_se(unit_file_enable(UNIT_FILE_SYSTEM, false, root, STRV_MAKE("a.service"), false, &changes, &n_changes) == -ERFKILL);
         unit_file_changes_free(changes, n_changes);
         changes = NULL; n_changes = 0;