diff --git a/src/core/mount.c b/src/core/mount.c
index 0170406351a..c650b5abe2f 100644
--- a/src/core/mount.c
+++ b/src/core/mount.c
@@ -1027,8 +1027,10 @@ static void mount_enter_mounting(Mount *m) {
                 r = mkdir_p_label(p->what, m->directory_mode);
                 /* mkdir_p_label() can return -EEXIST if the target path exists and is not a directory - which is
                  * totally OK, in case the user wants us to overmount a non-directory inode. */
-                if (r < 0 && r != -EEXIST)
+                if (r < 0 && r != -EEXIST) {
                         log_unit_error_errno(UNIT(m), r, "Failed to make bind mount source '%s': %m", p->what);
+                        goto fail;
+                }
         }
 
         if (p) {