diff --git a/src/import/importd.c b/src/import/importd.c
index 3bfa3cdd752..2ecffdec4ed 100644
--- a/src/import/importd.c
+++ b/src/import/importd.c
@@ -1728,9 +1728,10 @@ static int manager_add_bus_objects(Manager *m) {
 }
 
 static bool manager_check_idle(void *userdata) {
-        Manager *m = userdata;
+        Manager *m = ASSERT_PTR(userdata);
 
-        return hashmap_isempty(m->transfers);
+        return hashmap_isempty(m->transfers) &&
+                hashmap_isempty(m->polkit_registry);
 }
 
 static void manager_parse_env(Manager *m) {
diff --git a/src/locale/localed.c b/src/locale/localed.c
index c0d104578d4..062744519db 100644
--- a/src/locale/localed.c
+++ b/src/locale/localed.c
@@ -622,6 +622,12 @@ static int connect_bus(Context *c, sd_event *event, sd_bus **_bus) {
         return 0;
 }
 
+static bool context_check_idle(void *userdata) {
+        Context *c = ASSERT_PTR(userdata);
+
+        return hashmap_isempty(c->polkit_registry);
+}
+
 static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         _cleanup_(context_clear) Context context = {};
         _cleanup_(sd_event_unrefp) sd_event *event = NULL;
@@ -662,7 +668,13 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         if (r < 0)
                 log_warning_errno(r, "Failed to send readiness notification, ignoring: %m");
 
-        r = bus_event_loop_with_idle(event, bus, "org.freedesktop.locale1", DEFAULT_EXIT_USEC, NULL, NULL);
+        r = bus_event_loop_with_idle(
+                        event,
+                        bus,
+                        "org.freedesktop.locale1",
+                        DEFAULT_EXIT_USEC,
+                        context_check_idle,
+                        &context);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to run event loop: %m");
 
diff --git a/src/machine/machined.c b/src/machine/machined.c
index d7087e4672c..398375bc5e2 100644
--- a/src/machine/machined.c
+++ b/src/machine/machined.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static int manager_startup(Manager *m) {
 }
 
 static bool check_idle(void *userdata) {
-        Manager *m = userdata;
+        Manager *m = ASSERT_PTR(userdata);
 
         if (m->operations)
                 return false;
@@ -322,6 +322,9 @@ static bool check_idle(void *userdata) {
         if (varlink_server_current_connections(m->varlink_machine_server) > 0)
                 return false;
 
+        if (!hashmap_isempty(m->polkit_registry))
+                return false;
+
         manager_gc(m, true);
 
         return hashmap_isempty(m->machines);
diff --git a/src/portable/portabled.c b/src/portable/portabled.c
index d46ac018a30..0286bf59e75 100644
--- a/src/portable/portabled.c
+++ b/src/portable/portabled.c
@@ -117,9 +117,10 @@ static int manager_startup(Manager *m) {
 }
 
 static bool check_idle(void *userdata) {
-        Manager *m = userdata;
+        Manager *m = ASSERT_PTR(userdata);
 
-        return !m->operations;
+        return !m->operations &&
+                hashmap_isempty(m->polkit_registry);
 }
 
 static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
diff --git a/src/timedate/timedated.c b/src/timedate/timedated.c
index e3b4367ec05..b4cc5f9dd5f 100644
--- a/src/timedate/timedated.c
+++ b/src/timedate/timedated.c
@@ -1118,6 +1118,12 @@ static int connect_bus(Context *c, sd_event *event, sd_bus **_bus) {
         return 0;
 }
 
+static bool context_check_idle(void *userdata) {
+        Context *c = ASSERT_PTR(userdata);
+
+        return hashmap_isempty(c->polkit_registry);
+}
+
 static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         _cleanup_(context_clear) Context context = {};
         _cleanup_(sd_event_unrefp) sd_event *event = NULL;
@@ -1164,7 +1170,13 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         if (r < 0)
                 log_warning_errno(r, "Failed to send readiness notification, ignoring: %m");
 
-        r = bus_event_loop_with_idle(event, bus, "org.freedesktop.timedate1", DEFAULT_EXIT_USEC, NULL, NULL);
+        r = bus_event_loop_with_idle(
+                        event,
+                        bus,
+                        "org.freedesktop.timedate1",
+                        DEFAULT_EXIT_USEC,
+                        context_check_idle,
+                        &context);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to run event loop: %m");