diff --git a/src/login/logind-dbus.c b/src/login/logind-dbus.c
index bb85c7d4a..583d62e15 100644
--- a/src/login/logind-dbus.c
+++ b/src/login/logind-dbus.c
@@ -2799,7 +2799,7 @@ int manager_kill_unit(Manager *manager, const char *unit, KillWho who, int signo
         assert(manager);
         assert(unit);
 
-        w = who == KILL_LEADER ? "process" : "cgroup";
+        w = who == KILL_LEADER ? "control" : "all";
         assert_cc(sizeof(signo) == sizeof(int32_t));
 
         r = bus_method_call_with_reply(
@@ -2815,7 +2815,7 @@ int manager_kill_unit(Manager *manager, const char *unit, KillWho who, int signo
                         DBUS_TYPE_INT32, &signo,
                         DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
         if (r < 0) {
-                log_error("Failed to stop unit %s: %s", unit, bus_error(error, r));
+                log_error("Failed to kill unit %s: %s", unit, bus_error(error, r));
                 return r;
         }