diff --git a/src/core/shutdown.c b/src/core/shutdown.c
index a2309b7726..a7d5e57936 100644
--- a/src/core/shutdown.c
+++ b/src/core/shutdown.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         _cleanup_free_ char *param = NULL;
 
                         r = read_one_line_file("/run/systemd/reboot-param", &param);
-                        if (r < 0)
+                        if (r < 0 && r != -ENOENT)
                                 log_warning_errno(r, "Failed to read reboot parameter file: %m");
 
                         if (!isempty(param)) {
diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
index 8b42a93ba3..2f69e863c5 100644
--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
@@ -8260,7 +8260,7 @@ static int halt_now(enum action a) {
                 _cleanup_free_ char *param = NULL;
 
                 r = read_one_line_file("/run/systemd/reboot-param", &param);
-                if (r < 0)
+                if (r < 0 && r != -ENOENT)
                         log_warning_errno(r, "Failed to read reboot parameter file: %m");
 
                 if (!isempty(param)) {