1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
index 2d70ff1de6..7b81a9c985 100644
--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
@@ -2993,7 +2993,7 @@ static int start_special(sd_bus *bus, char **args) {
                 return -EPERM;
         }
 
-        if (a == ACTION_REBOOT) {
+        if (a == ACTION_REBOOT && args[1]) {
                 r = update_reboot_param_file(args[1]);
                 if (r < 0)
                         return r;