diff --git a/src/mount.c b/src/mount.c
index f80fcf5f4..982715a6d 100644
--- a/src/mount.c
+++ b/src/mount.c
@@ -1578,7 +1578,7 @@ static int mount_load_etc_fstab(Manager *m) {
                 free(what);
                 free(where);
 
-                if (r < 0)
+                if (k < 0)
                         r = k;
         }