diff --git a/src/basic/fs-util.h b/src/basic/fs-util.h
index 9a39473567..13b6872942 100644
--- a/src/basic/fs-util.h
+++ b/src/basic/fs-util.h
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ int futimens_opath(int fd, const struct timespec ts[2]);
 int fd_warn_permissions(const char *path, int fd);
 int stat_warn_permissions(const char *path, const struct stat *st);
 
-#define laccess(path, mode) faccessat(AT_FDCWD, (path), (mode), AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW)
+#define laccess(path, mode)                                             \
+        (faccessat(AT_FDCWD, (path), (mode), AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW) < 0 ? -errno : 0)
 
 int touch_file(const char *path, bool parents, usec_t stamp, uid_t uid, gid_t gid, mode_t mode);
 int touch(const char *path);