diff --git a/src/unit.c b/src/unit.c
index a619727f964..ee1dc85d503 100644
--- a/src/unit.c
+++ b/src/unit.c
@@ -826,6 +826,7 @@ fail:
  */
 int unit_start(Unit *u) {
         UnitActiveState state;
+        Unit *following;
 
         assert(u);
 
@@ -840,16 +841,22 @@ int unit_start(Unit *u) {
         if (UNIT_IS_ACTIVE_OR_RELOADING(state))
                 return -EALREADY;
 
-        /* If it is stopped, but we cannot start it, then fail */
-        if (!UNIT_VTABLE(u)->start)
-                return -EBADR;
-
         /* If the conditions failed, don't do anything at all */
         if (!condition_test_list(u->meta.conditions)) {
                 log_debug("Starting of %s requested but condition failed. Ignoring.", u->meta.id);
                 return -EALREADY;
         }
 
+        /* Forward to the main object, if we aren't it. */
+        if ((following = unit_following(u))) {
+                log_debug("Redirecting start request from %s to %s.", u->meta.id, following->meta.id);
+                return unit_start(following);
+        }
+
+        /* If it is stopped, but we cannot start it, then fail */
+        if (!UNIT_VTABLE(u)->start)
+                return -EBADR;
+
         /* We don't suppress calls to ->start() here when we are
          * already starting, to allow this request to be used as a
          * "hurry up" call, for example when the unit is in some "auto
@@ -859,7 +866,6 @@ int unit_start(Unit *u) {
         unit_add_to_dbus_queue(u);
 
         unit_status_printf(u, "Starting %s...\n", unit_description(u));
-
         return UNIT_VTABLE(u)->start(u);
 }
 
@@ -883,6 +889,7 @@ bool unit_can_isolate(Unit *u) {
  */
 int unit_stop(Unit *u) {
         UnitActiveState state;
+        Unit *following;
 
         assert(u);
 
@@ -890,13 +897,17 @@ int unit_stop(Unit *u) {
         if (UNIT_IS_INACTIVE_OR_FAILED(state))
                 return -EALREADY;
 
+        if ((following = unit_following(u))) {
+                log_debug("Redirecting stop request from %s to %s.", u->meta.id, following->meta.id);
+                return unit_stop(following);
+        }
+
         if (!UNIT_VTABLE(u)->stop)
                 return -EBADR;
 
         unit_add_to_dbus_queue(u);
 
         unit_status_printf(u, "Stopping %s...\n", unit_description(u));
-
         return UNIT_VTABLE(u)->stop(u);
 }
 
@@ -907,6 +918,7 @@ int unit_stop(Unit *u) {
  */
 int unit_reload(Unit *u) {
         UnitActiveState state;
+        Unit *following;
 
         assert(u);
 
@@ -923,6 +935,11 @@ int unit_reload(Unit *u) {
         if (state != UNIT_ACTIVE)
                 return -ENOEXEC;
 
+        if ((following = unit_following(u))) {
+                log_debug("Redirecting reload request from %s to %s.", u->meta.id, following->meta.id);
+                return unit_reload(following);
+        }
+
         unit_add_to_dbus_queue(u);
         return UNIT_VTABLE(u)->reload(u);
 }
diff --git a/units/getty@.service.m4 b/units/getty@.service.m4
index 24247be7a7d..11a71d71685 100644
--- a/units/getty@.service.m4
+++ b/units/getty@.service.m4
@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@
 #  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 #  (at your option) any later version.
 
-m4_ifdef(`TARGET_FEDORA', `m4_define(`GETTY', `/sbin/agetty')')m4_dnl
-m4_ifdef(`TARGET_SUSE', `m4_define(`GETTY', `/sbin/agetty')')m4_dnl
-m4_ifdef(`TARGET_GENTOO', `m4_define(`GETTY', `/sbin/agetty')')m4_dnl
-m4_ifdef(`TARGET_ARCH', `m4_define(`GETTY', `/sbin/agetty')')m4_dnl
-m4_ifdef(`TARGET_DEBIAN', `m4_define(`GETTY', `/sbin/getty')')m4_dnl
-m4_ifdef(`TARGET_UBUNTU', `m4_define(`GETTY', `/sbin/getty')')m4_dnl
-m4_dnl
 [Unit]
 Description=Getty on %I
 BindTo=dev-%i.device
@@ -30,7 +23,7 @@ Before=getty.target
 
 [Service]
 Environment=TERM=linux
-ExecStart=-GETTY %I 38400
+ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty %I 38400
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=0
 UtmpIdentifier=%I
diff --git a/units/serial-getty@.service.m4 b/units/serial-getty@.service.m4
index a8610c809ac..da9bd1946bb 100644
--- a/units/serial-getty@.service.m4
+++ b/units/serial-getty@.service.m4
@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@
 #  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 #  (at your option) any later version.
 
-m4_ifdef(`TARGET_FEDORA', `m4_define(`GETTY', `/sbin/agetty')')m4_dnl
-m4_ifdef(`TARGET_SUSE', `m4_define(`GETTY', `/sbin/agetty')')m4_dnl
-m4_ifdef(`TARGET_GENTOO', `m4_define(`GETTY', `/sbin/agetty')')m4_dnl
-m4_ifdef(`TARGET_ARCH', `m4_define(`GETTY', `/sbin/agetty')')m4_dnl
-m4_ifdef(`TARGET_DEBIAN', `m4_define(`GETTY', `/sbin/getty')')m4_dnl
-m4_ifdef(`TARGET_UBUNTU', `m4_define(`GETTY', `/sbin/getty')')m4_dnl
-m4_dnl
 [Unit]
 Description=Serial Getty on %I
 BindTo=dev-%i.device
@@ -33,7 +26,7 @@ Environment=TERM=vt100-nav
 m4_ifdef(`TARGET_FEDORA',
 ExecStartPre=-/sbin/securetty %I
 )m4_dnl
-ExecStart=-GETTY -s %I 115200,38400,9600
+ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty -s %I 115200,38400,9600
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=0
 UtmpIdentifier=%I