diff --git a/src/login/logind-dbus.c b/src/login/logind-dbus.c
index a97d826234..c05c0d02cc 100644
--- a/src/login/logind-dbus.c
+++ b/src/login/logind-dbus.c
@@ -1654,7 +1654,6 @@ error:
 }
 
 int manager_dispatch_delayed(Manager *manager, bool timeout) {
-
         _cleanup_(sd_bus_error_free) sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
         Inhibitor *offending = NULL;
         int r;
@@ -1686,10 +1685,9 @@ int manager_dispatch_delayed(Manager *manager, bool timeout) {
 
                 manager->action_unit = NULL;
                 manager->action_what = 0;
-                return r;
         }
 
-        return 1;
+        return 1; /* We did some work. */
 }
 
 static int manager_inhibit_timeout_handler(
@@ -1698,13 +1696,11 @@ static int manager_inhibit_timeout_handler(
                         void *userdata) {
 
         Manager *manager = userdata;
-        int r;
 
         assert(manager);
         assert(manager->inhibit_timeout_source == s);
 
-        r = manager_dispatch_delayed(manager, true);
-        return (r < 0) ? r : 0;
+        return manager_dispatch_delayed(manager, true);
 }
 
 static int delay_shutdown_or_sleep(