3 files changed, 7 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/shell-completion/zsh/_journalctl b/shell-completion/zsh/_journalctl
index 29ff3e34ee..d94c1e4d8b 100644
--- a/shell-completion/zsh/_journalctl
+++ b/shell-completion/zsh/_journalctl
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 #compdef journalctl
 
-_outputmodes() {
-    local -a _output_opts
-    _output_opts=(short short-monotonic verbose export json json-pretty json-see cat)
-    _describe -t output 'output mode' _output_opts || compadd "$@"
-}
-
 _list_fields() {
     local -a journal_fields
     journal_fields=(MESSAGE{,_ID} PRIORITY CODE_{FILE,LINE,FUNC}
@@ -65,7 +59,7 @@ _arguments -s \
     {-n+,--lines=}'[Number of journal entries to show]:integer' \
     '--no-tail[Show all lines, even in follow mode]' \
     {-r,--reverse}'[Reverse output]' \
-    {-o+,--output=}'[Change journal output mode]:output modes:_outputmodes' \
+    {-o+,--output=}'[Change journal output mode]:output modes:_sd_outputmodes' \
     {-x,--catalog}'[Show explanatory texts with each log line]' \
     {-q,--quiet}"[Don't show privilege warning]" \
     {-m,--merge}'[Show entries from all available journals]' \
diff --git a/shell-completion/zsh/_sd_outputmodes b/shell-completion/zsh/_sd_outputmodes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dae8a5c0dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell-completion/zsh/_sd_outputmodes
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#autoload
+
+local -a _output_opts
+_output_opts=(short short-monotonic verbose export json json-pretty json-see cat)
+_describe -t output 'output mode' _output_opts || compadd "$@"
diff --git a/shell-completion/zsh/_systemctl b/shell-completion/zsh/_systemctl
index 3959cd551c..560a54815c 100644
--- a/shell-completion/zsh/_systemctl
+++ b/shell-completion/zsh/_systemctl
@@ -288,12 +288,6 @@ _systemctl_caching_policy()
   return 1
 }
 
-_outputmodes() {
-    local -a _output_opts
-    _output_opts=(short short-monotonic verbose export json json-pretty json-see cat)
-    _describe -t output 'output mode' _output_opts || compadd "$@"
-}
-
 _unit_states() {
     local -a _states
     _states=(loaded failed active inactive not-found listening running waiting plugged mounted exited dead masked)
@@ -341,6 +335,6 @@ _arguments -s \
     {-H+,--host=}'[Show information for remote host]:userathost:_sd_hosts_or_user_at_host' \
     {-P,--privileged}'[Acquire privileges before execution]' \
     {-n+,--lines=}'[Journal entries to show]:number of entries' \
-    {-o+,--output=}'[Change journal output mode]:modes:_outputmodes' \
+    {-o+,--output=}'[Change journal output mode]:modes:_sd_outputmodes' \
     '--plain[When used with list-dependencies, print output as a list]' \
     '*::systemctl command:_systemctl_command'