diff --git a/src/basic/unit-file.c b/src/basic/unit-file.c
index 54f2137a36..ca2686b209 100644
--- a/src/basic/unit-file.c
+++ b/src/basic/unit-file.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ static int add_names(
 
                         if (inst_fragment &&
                             fragment_basename &&
-                            !streq(basename(inst_fragment), fragment_basename)) {
+                            !path_equal_filename(inst_fragment, fragment_basename)) {
                                 log_debug("Instance %s has fragment %s and is not an alias of %s.",
                                           inst, inst_fragment, unit_name);
                                 continue;
diff --git a/src/portable/portabled-image-bus.c b/src/portable/portabled-image-bus.c
index 8db5574242..0ca04d3a0b 100644
--- a/src/portable/portabled-image-bus.c
+++ b/src/portable/portabled-image-bus.c
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ static int normalize_portable_changes(
                 bool found = false;
 
                 for (size_t j = 0; j < n_changes_attached; ++j)
-                        if (streq(basename(changes_detached[i].path), basename(changes_attached[j].path))) {
+                        if (path_equal_filename(changes_detached[i].path, changes_attached[j].path)) {
                                 found = true;
                                 break;
                         }