diff --git a/units/systemd-journald-dev-log.socket b/units/systemd-journald-dev-log.socket
index 93e8b252b25..e2a9352719d 100644
--- a/units/systemd-journald-dev-log.socket
+++ b/units/systemd-journald-dev-log.socket
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ Documentation=man:systemd-journald.service(8) man:journald.conf(5)
 DefaultDependencies=no
 Before=sockets.target
 
-# Mount and swap units need this. If this socket unit is removed by an
-# isolate request the mount and swap units would be removed too,
-# hence let's exclude this from isolate requests.
+# Mount and swap units need this. If this socket unit is removed by an isolate
+# request the mount and swap units would be removed too, hence let's exclude
+# systemd-journald and its sockets from isolate requests.
 IgnoreOnIsolate=yes
 
 [Socket]
diff --git a/units/systemd-journald.service.in b/units/systemd-journald.service.in
index cd17b6b4e7e..38ba3e28563 100644
--- a/units/systemd-journald.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-journald.service.in
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ Requires=systemd-journald.socket
 After=systemd-journald.socket systemd-journald-dev-log.socket systemd-journald-audit.socket syslog.socket
 Before=sysinit.target
 
+# Mount and swap units need the journal socket units. If they were removed by
+# an isolate request the mount and swap units would be removed too, hence let's
+# exclude systemd-journald and its sockets from isolate requests.
+IgnoreOnIsolate=yes
+
 [Service]
 DeviceAllow=char-* rw
 ExecStart={{ROOTLIBEXECDIR}}/systemd-journald
diff --git a/units/systemd-journald.socket b/units/systemd-journald.socket
index ada3520ad15..1e2178e8fdf 100644
--- a/units/systemd-journald.socket
+++ b/units/systemd-journald.socket
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ Documentation=man:systemd-journald.service(8) man:journald.conf(5)
 DefaultDependencies=no
 Before=sockets.target
 
-# Mount and swap units need this. If this socket unit is removed by an
-# isolate request the mount and swap units would be removed too,
-# hence let's exclude this from isolate requests.
+# Mount and swap units need this. If this socket unit is removed by an isolate
+# request the mount and swap units would be removed too, hence let's exclude
+# systemd-journald and its sockets from isolate requests.
 IgnoreOnIsolate=yes
 
 [Socket]