1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/unit.c b/src/core/unit.c
index 52a1acafab..87a5976dcc 100644
--- a/src/core/unit.c
+++ b/src/core/unit.c
@@ -3901,6 +3901,7 @@ int unit_add_node_dependency(Unit *u, const char *what, bool wants, UnitDependen
 int unit_coldplug(Unit *u) {
         int r = 0, q;
         char **i;
+        Job *uj;
 
         assert(u);
 
@@ -3923,8 +3924,9 @@ int unit_coldplug(Unit *u) {
                         r = q;
         }
 
-        if (u->job) {
-                q = job_coldplug(u->job);
+        uj = u->job ?: u->nop_job;
+        if (uj) {
+                q = job_coldplug(uj);
                 if (q < 0 && r >= 0)
                         r = q;
         }