diff --git a/src/login/pam_systemd.c b/src/login/pam_systemd.c
index ef8a599122e..2b88614a8af 100644
--- a/src/login/pam_systemd.c
+++ b/src/login/pam_systemd.c
@@ -461,10 +461,8 @@ _public_ PAM_EXTERN int pam_sm_open_session(
                 pam_syslog(handle, LOG_DEBUG, "pam-systemd initializing");
 
         r = get_user_data(handle, &username, &pw);
-        if (r != PAM_SUCCESS) {
-                pam_syslog(handle, LOG_ERR, "Failed to get user data.");
+        if (r != PAM_SUCCESS)
                 return r;
-        }
 
         /* Make sure we don't enter a loop by talking to
          * systemd-logind when it is actually waiting for the