diff --git a/src/journal/journalctl.c b/src/journal/journalctl.c
index fe83edd2b3d..ce2dd9da26c 100644
--- a/src/journal/journalctl.c
+++ b/src/journal/journalctl.c
@@ -2066,8 +2066,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 goto finish;
         }
         if (r == 0) {
-                printf("-- No entries --\n");
-                goto finish;
+                if (arg_follow)
+                        need_seek = true;
+                else {
+                        printf("-- No entries --\n");
+                        goto finish;
+                }
         }
 
         if (!arg_follow)