diff --git a/src/core/dbus-manager.c b/src/core/dbus-manager.c
index 86722e11622..d05968bd651 100644
--- a/src/core/dbus-manager.c
+++ b/src/core/dbus-manager.c
@@ -781,6 +781,7 @@ static int transient_unit_from_message(
                 return r;
 
         /* Now load the missing bits of the unit we just created */
+        unit_add_to_load_queue(u);
         manager_dispatch_load_queue(m);
 
         *unit = u;
diff --git a/src/core/unit.c b/src/core/unit.c
index 8e5395361d9..5f06a7dfe7e 100644
--- a/src/core/unit.c
+++ b/src/core/unit.c
@@ -3505,7 +3505,6 @@ int unit_make_transient(Unit *u) {
 
         unit_add_to_dbus_queue(u);
         unit_add_to_gc_queue(u);
-        unit_add_to_load_queue(u);
 
         fputs("# This is a transient unit file, created programmatically via the systemd API. Do not edit.\n",
               u->transient_file);