diff --git a/src/tty-ask-password-agent/tty-ask-password-agent.c b/src/tty-ask-password-agent/tty-ask-password-agent.c
index 9dfb0d80de9..baed728bf9a 100644
--- a/src/tty-ask-password-agent/tty-ask-password-agent.c
+++ b/src/tty-ask-password-agent/tty-ask-password-agent.c
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ static int parse_password(const char *filename, char **wall) {
                         int tty_fd = -1;
 
                         if (arg_console) {
-                                const char *con = arg_device ? arg_device : "/dev/console";
+                                const char *con = arg_device ?: "/dev/console";
 
                                 tty_fd = acquire_terminal(con, false, false, false, USEC_INFINITY);
                                 if (tty_fd < 0)