diff --git a/src/core/execute.c b/src/core/execute.c
index 09b0c7a6332..513e95e09d7 100644
--- a/src/core/execute.c
+++ b/src/core/execute.c
@@ -162,11 +162,11 @@ void exec_context_tty_reset(const ExecContext *context, const ExecParameters *p)
          * that will be closed automatically, and operate on it for convenience. */
         lock_fd = lock_dev_console();
         if (ERRNO_IS_NEG_PRIVILEGE(lock_fd))
-                log_debug_errno(lock_fd, "No privileges to lock /dev/console, proceeding without: %m");
+                log_debug_errno(lock_fd, "No privileges to lock /dev/console, proceeding without lock: %m");
         else if (ERRNO_IS_NEG_DEVICE_ABSENT(lock_fd))
-                log_debug_errno(lock_fd, "Device /dev/console does not exist, proceeding without locking it: %m");
+                log_debug_errno(lock_fd, "Device /dev/console does not exist, proceeding without lock: %m");
         else if (lock_fd < 0)
-                return (void) log_debug_errno(lock_fd, "Failed to lock /dev/console: %m");
+                log_warning_errno(lock_fd, "Failed to lock /dev/console, proceeding without lock: %m");
 
         if (context->tty_vhangup)
                 (void) terminal_vhangup_fd(fd);
diff --git a/src/vconsole/vconsole-setup.c b/src/vconsole/vconsole-setup.c
index e0b1621461f..ba742dda69e 100644
--- a/src/vconsole/vconsole-setup.c
+++ b/src/vconsole/vconsole-setup.c
@@ -650,9 +650,9 @@ static int run(int argc, char **argv) {
          * performed for services with TTYVHangup=yes. */
         lock_fd = lock_dev_console();
         if (ERRNO_IS_NEG_DEVICE_ABSENT(lock_fd))
-                log_debug_errno(lock_fd, "Device /dev/console does not exist, proceeding without locking it: %m");
+                log_debug_errno(lock_fd, "Device /dev/console does not exist, proceeding without lock: %m");
         else if (lock_fd < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(lock_fd, "Failed to lock /dev/console: %m");
+                log_warning_errno(lock_fd, "Failed to lock /dev/console, proceeding without lock: %m");
 
         (void) toggle_utf8_vc(vc, fd, utf8);