diff --git a/man/systemctl.xml b/man/systemctl.xml
index 5f624243f7..991e9bafaf 100644
--- a/man/systemctl.xml
+++ b/man/systemctl.xml
@@ -1084,22 +1084,22 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service
           <term><command>preset <replaceable>NAME</replaceable>...</command></term>
 
           <listitem>
-            <para>Reset one or more unit files, as specified on the
-            command line, to the defaults configured in the preset
-            policy files. This has the same effect as
-            <command>disable</command> or <command>enable</command>,
-            depending how the unit is listed in the preset files.</para>
+            <para>Reset the enable/disable status one or more unit files, as specified on
+            the command line, to the defaults configured in the preset policy files. This
+            has the same effect as <command>disable</command> or
+            <command>enable</command>, depending how the unit is listed in the preset
+            files.</para>
 
-            <para>Use <option>--preset-mode=</option> to control
-            whether units shall be enabled and disabled, or only
-            enabled, or only disabled.</para>
+            <para>Use <option>--preset-mode=</option> to control whether units shall be
+            enabled and disabled, or only enabled, or only disabled.</para>
 
-            <para>For more information on the preset policy format,
-            see
+            <para>If the unit carries no install information, it will be silently ignored
+            by this command.</para>
+
+            <para>For more information on the preset policy format, see
             <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.preset</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
-            For more information on the concept of presets, please
-            consult the <ulink
-            url="http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Preset">Preset</ulink>
+            For more information on the concept of presets, please consult the
+            <ulink url="http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Preset">Preset</ulink>
             document.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
index 059e985463..04205411dd 100644
--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
@@ -5390,6 +5390,7 @@ static int enable_unit(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
         UnitFileChange *changes = NULL;
         unsigned n_changes = 0;
         int carries_install_info = -1;
+        bool ignore_carries_install_info = false;
         int r;
 
         if (!argv[1])
@@ -5420,7 +5421,6 @@ static int enable_unit(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
                         r = unit_file_link(arg_scope, arg_runtime, arg_root, names, arg_force, &changes, &n_changes);
                 else if (streq(verb, "preset")) {
                         r = unit_file_preset(arg_scope, arg_runtime, arg_root, names, arg_preset_mode, arg_force, &changes, &n_changes);
-                        carries_install_info = r;
                 } else if (streq(verb, "mask"))
                         r = unit_file_mask(arg_scope, arg_runtime, arg_root, names, arg_force, &changes, &n_changes);
                 else if (streq(verb, "unmask"))
@@ -5437,7 +5437,7 @@ static int enable_unit(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
         } else {
                 _cleanup_(sd_bus_message_unrefp) sd_bus_message *reply = NULL, *m = NULL;
                 _cleanup_(sd_bus_error_free) sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
-                int expect_carries_install_info = false;
+                bool expect_carries_install_info = false;
                 bool send_runtime = true, send_force = true, send_preset_mode = false;
                 const char *method;
                 sd_bus *bus;
@@ -5468,6 +5468,7 @@ static int enable_unit(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
                                 method = "PresetUnitFiles";
 
                         expect_carries_install_info = true;
+                        ignore_carries_install_info = true;
                 } else if (streq(verb, "mask"))
                         method = "MaskUnitFiles";
                 else if (streq(verb, "unmask")) {
@@ -5532,7 +5533,7 @@ static int enable_unit(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
                         r = 0;
         }
 
-        if (carries_install_info == 0)
+        if (carries_install_info == 0 && !ignore_carries_install_info)
                 log_warning("The unit files have no installation config (WantedBy, RequiredBy, Also, Alias\n"
                             "settings in the [Install] section, and DefaultInstance for template units).\n"
                             "This means they are not meant to be enabled using systemctl.\n"