diff --git a/src/core/dbus-manager.c b/src/core/dbus-manager.c
index f54e73684e8..e33896f9763 100644
--- a/src/core/dbus-manager.c
+++ b/src/core/dbus-manager.c
@@ -2664,7 +2664,7 @@ const sd_bus_vtable bus_manager_vtable[] = {
         SD_BUS_PROPERTY("ShowStatus", "b", property_get_show_status, 0, 0),
         SD_BUS_PROPERTY("UnitPath", "as", NULL, offsetof(Manager, lookup_paths.search_path), SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_CONST),
         SD_BUS_PROPERTY("DefaultStandardOutput", "s", bus_property_get_exec_output, offsetof(Manager, default_std_output), SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_CONST),
-        SD_BUS_PROPERTY("DefaultStandardError", "s", bus_property_get_exec_output, offsetof(Manager, default_std_output), SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_CONST),
+        SD_BUS_PROPERTY("DefaultStandardError", "s", bus_property_get_exec_output, offsetof(Manager, default_std_error), SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_CONST),
         SD_BUS_WRITABLE_PROPERTY("RuntimeWatchdogUSec", "t", property_get_runtime_watchdog, property_set_runtime_watchdog, 0, 0),
         SD_BUS_WRITABLE_PROPERTY("RebootWatchdogUSec", "t", property_get_reboot_watchdog, property_set_reboot_watchdog, 0, 0),
         /* The following item is an obsolete alias */