1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/tmpfiles/tmpfiles.c b/src/tmpfiles/tmpfiles.c
index d34de70e1d..ce4a10aa86 100644
--- a/src/tmpfiles/tmpfiles.c
+++ b/src/tmpfiles/tmpfiles.c
@@ -1879,9 +1879,9 @@ static int parse_line(const char *fname, unsigned line, const char *buffer) {
                         mm++;
                 }
 
-                if (sscanf(mm, "%o", &m) != 1) {
+                if (parse_mode(mm, &m) < 0) {
                         log_error("[%s:%u] Invalid mode '%s'.", fname, line, mode);
-                        return -ENOENT;
+                        return -EBADMSG;
                 }
 
                 i.mode = m;