diff --git a/src/journal/journald-native.c b/src/journal/journald-native.c
index 851625de0..da3faef93 100644
--- a/src/journal/journald-native.c
+++ b/src/journal/journald-native.c
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ int server_open_native_socket(Server*s) {
                 if (r < 0)
                         return log_error_errno(errno, "bind(%s) failed: %m", sa.un.sun_path);
 
-                chmod(sa.un.sun_path, 0666);
+                (void) chmod(sa.un.sun_path, 0666);
         } else
                 fd_nonblock(s->native_fd, 1);
 
diff --git a/src/journal/journald-stream.c b/src/journal/journald-stream.c
index bc5b26d11..b572147a5 100644
--- a/src/journal/journald-stream.c
+++ b/src/journal/journald-stream.c
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ int server_open_stdout_socket(Server *s, FDSet *fds) {
                 if (r < 0)
                         return log_error_errno(errno, "bind(%s) failed: %m", sa.un.sun_path);
 
-                chmod(sa.un.sun_path, 0666);
+                (void) chmod(sa.un.sun_path, 0666);
 
                 if (listen(s->stdout_fd, SOMAXCONN) < 0)
                         return log_error_errno(errno, "listen(%s) failed: %m", sa.un.sun_path);
diff --git a/src/journal/journald-syslog.c b/src/journal/journald-syslog.c
index 26fdf62ac..90b753094 100644
--- a/src/journal/journald-syslog.c
+++ b/src/journal/journald-syslog.c
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ int server_open_syslog_socket(Server *s) {
                 if (r < 0)
                         return log_error_errno(errno, "bind(%s) failed: %m", sa.un.sun_path);
 
-                chmod(sa.un.sun_path, 0666);
+                (void) chmod(sa.un.sun_path, 0666);
         } else
                 fd_nonblock(s->syslog_fd, 1);