diff --git a/src/shared/install.c b/src/shared/install.c
index 633483381..acfba25b2 100644
--- a/src/shared/install.c
+++ b/src/shared/install.c
@@ -1494,8 +1494,8 @@ int unit_file_enable(
         supposed to be created, not the ones actually created. This is
         useful to determine whether the passed files had any
         installation data at all. */
-        r = install_context_apply(&c, &paths, config_path, root_dir, force, changes, n_changes);
-        return r;
+
+        return install_context_apply(&c, &paths, config_path, root_dir, force, changes, n_changes);
 }
 
 int unit_file_disable(