diff --git a/man/systemd.unit.xml b/man/systemd.unit.xml
index e7288e81ad..e19e8e1c40 100644
--- a/man/systemd.unit.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.unit.xml
@@ -1083,9 +1083,8 @@
         <option>exit-force</option>, <option>soft-reboot</option>, <option>soft-reboot-force</option>,
         <option>kexec</option>, <option>kexec-force</option>, <option>halt</option>,
         <option>halt-force</option> and <option>halt-immediate</option>. In system mode, all options are
-        allowed. In user mode, only <option>none</option>, <option>exit</option>,
-        <option>exit-force</option>, <option>soft-reboot</option> and <option>soft-reboot-force</option> are
-        allowed. Both options default to <option>none</option>.</para>
+        allowed. In user mode, only <option>none</option>, <option>exit</option>, and
+        <option>exit-force</option> are allowed. Both options default to <option>none</option>.</para>
 
         <para>If <option>none</option> is set, no action will be triggered. <option>reboot</option> causes a
         reboot following the normal shutdown procedure (i.e. equivalent to <command>systemctl
diff --git a/src/core/emergency-action.c b/src/core/emergency-action.c
index 3083320966..dbda6e5457 100644
--- a/src/core/emergency-action.c
+++ b/src/core/emergency-action.c
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@
 
 static const char* const emergency_action_table[_EMERGENCY_ACTION_MAX] = {
         [EMERGENCY_ACTION_NONE]               = "none",
+        [EMERGENCY_ACTION_EXIT]               = "exit",
+        [EMERGENCY_ACTION_EXIT_FORCE]         = "exit-force",
         [EMERGENCY_ACTION_REBOOT]             = "reboot",
         [EMERGENCY_ACTION_REBOOT_FORCE]       = "reboot-force",
         [EMERGENCY_ACTION_REBOOT_IMMEDIATE]   = "reboot-immediate",
         [EMERGENCY_ACTION_POWEROFF]           = "poweroff",
         [EMERGENCY_ACTION_POWEROFF_FORCE]     = "poweroff-force",
         [EMERGENCY_ACTION_POWEROFF_IMMEDIATE] = "poweroff-immediate",
-        [EMERGENCY_ACTION_EXIT]               = "exit",
-        [EMERGENCY_ACTION_EXIT_FORCE]         = "exit-force",
         [EMERGENCY_ACTION_SOFT_REBOOT]        = "soft-reboot",
         [EMERGENCY_ACTION_SOFT_REBOOT_FORCE]  = "soft-reboot-force",
         [EMERGENCY_ACTION_KEXEC]              = "kexec",
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ int parse_emergency_action(
         if (x < 0)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
-        if (runtime_scope != RUNTIME_SCOPE_SYSTEM && x != EMERGENCY_ACTION_NONE && x < _EMERGENCY_ACTION_FIRST_USER_ACTION)
+        if (runtime_scope != RUNTIME_SCOPE_SYSTEM && x > _EMERGENCY_ACTION_LAST_USER_ACTION)
                 return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
         *ret = x;
diff --git a/src/core/emergency-action.h b/src/core/emergency-action.h
index 33e0ec6ffc..6bec47511d 100644
--- a/src/core/emergency-action.h
+++ b/src/core/emergency-action.h
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@
 
 typedef enum EmergencyAction {
         EMERGENCY_ACTION_NONE,
+        EMERGENCY_ACTION_EXIT,
+        EMERGENCY_ACTION_EXIT_FORCE,
+        _EMERGENCY_ACTION_LAST_USER_ACTION = EMERGENCY_ACTION_EXIT_FORCE,
         EMERGENCY_ACTION_REBOOT,
         EMERGENCY_ACTION_REBOOT_FORCE,
         EMERGENCY_ACTION_REBOOT_IMMEDIATE,
         EMERGENCY_ACTION_POWEROFF,
         EMERGENCY_ACTION_POWEROFF_FORCE,
         EMERGENCY_ACTION_POWEROFF_IMMEDIATE,
-        EMERGENCY_ACTION_EXIT,
-        _EMERGENCY_ACTION_FIRST_USER_ACTION = EMERGENCY_ACTION_EXIT,
-        EMERGENCY_ACTION_EXIT_FORCE,
         EMERGENCY_ACTION_SOFT_REBOOT,
         EMERGENCY_ACTION_SOFT_REBOOT_FORCE,
         EMERGENCY_ACTION_KEXEC,