diff --git a/src/portable/portable.c b/src/portable/portable.c
index eb5daf3b0e..3491723aa1 100644
--- a/src/portable/portable.c
+++ b/src/portable/portable.c
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ static int install_profile_dropin(
 
         r = find_profile(profile, m->name, &from);
         if (r < 0) {
-                if (r != ENOENT)
+                if (r != -ENOENT)
                         return log_debug_errno(errno, "Profile '%s' is not accessible: %m", profile);
 
                 log_debug_errno(errno, "Skipping link to profile '%s', as it does not exist: %m", profile);