diff --git a/src/login/logind-dbus.c b/src/login/logind-dbus.c
index 08e53c36956..bd0de33866c 100644
--- a/src/login/logind-dbus.c
+++ b/src/login/logind-dbus.c
@@ -2047,7 +2047,8 @@ int match_properties_changed(sd_bus *bus, sd_bus_message *message, void *userdat
 
         r = unit_name_from_dbus_path(path, &unit);
         if (r < 0)
-                return r;
+                /* quietly ignore non-units paths */
+                return r == -EINVAL ? 0 : r;
 
         session = hashmap_get(m->session_units, unit);
         if (session)