diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl-logind.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl-logind.c
index 1147c96683..d6cdd9748f 100644
--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl-logind.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl-logind.c
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ int logind_show_shutdown(void) {
                 return r;
 
         if (isempty(action))
-                return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(ENODATA), "No scheduled shutdown.");
+                return log_full_errno(arg_quiet ? LOG_DEBUG : LOG_ERR, SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(ENODATA), "No scheduled shutdown.");
 
         if (STR_IN_SET(action, "halt", "poweroff", "exit"))
                 pretty_action = "Shutdown";