diff --git a/man/org.freedesktop.systemd1.xml b/man/org.freedesktop.systemd1.xml
index 2b30adab9b..d4dec82c70 100644
--- a/man/org.freedesktop.systemd1.xml
+++ b/man/org.freedesktop.systemd1.xml
@@ -2696,10 +2696,13 @@ node /org/freedesktop/systemd1/unit/avahi_2ddaemon_2eservice {
       <varname>OOMPolicy=kill</varname> is enabled for the unit or not. If enabled, the property contains the
       number of times the kernel OOM killer killed all the processes in the unit's cgroup and its
       descendant cgroups. If disabled, the property contains the number of processes the kernel OOM killer
-      has killed in the unit's cgroup and its descendant cgroups.</para>
+      has killed in the unit's cgroup and its descendant cgroups. When the corresponding cgroups have not
+      been realized, it reports <constant>18446744073709551615</constant> (<constant>2^64 - 1</constant>).</para>
 
       <para><varname>ManagedOOMKills</varname> contains the number of times <command>systemd-oomd</command>
-      killed all the processes in the unit's cgroup and its descendant cgroups.</para>
+      killed all the processes in the unit's cgroup and its descendant cgroups. When the corresponding
+      cgroups have not been realized yet, it reports <constant>18446744073709551615</constant>
+      (<constant>2^64 - 1</constant>).</para>
     </refsect2>
 
     <refsect2>
diff --git a/src/core/cgroup.c b/src/core/cgroup.c
index f6b0c5deea..ce9056ddaf 100644
--- a/src/core/cgroup.c
+++ b/src/core/cgroup.c
@@ -3033,22 +3033,22 @@ int unit_check_oom(Unit *u) {
 
         if (ctx->memory_oom_group) {
                 r = cg_get_keyed_attribute(
-                        "memory",
-                        crt->cgroup_path,
-                        "memory.events.local",
-                        STRV_MAKE("oom_group_kill"),
-                        &oom_kill);
+                                "memory",
+                                crt->cgroup_path,
+                                "memory.events.local",
+                                STRV_MAKE("oom_group_kill"),
+                                &oom_kill);
                 if (r < 0 && !IN_SET(r, -ENOENT, -ENXIO))
                         return log_unit_debug_errno(u, r, "Failed to read oom_group_kill field of memory.events.local cgroup attribute, ignoring: %m");
         }
 
         if (isempty(oom_kill)) {
                 r = cg_get_keyed_attribute(
-                        "memory",
-                        crt->cgroup_path,
-                        "memory.events",
-                        STRV_MAKE("oom_kill"),
-                        &oom_kill);
+                                "memory",
+                                crt->cgroup_path,
+                                "memory.events",
+                                STRV_MAKE("oom_kill"),
+                                &oom_kill);
                 if (r < 0 && !IN_SET(r, -ENOENT, -ENXIO))
                         return log_unit_debug_errno(u, r, "Failed to read oom_kill field of memory.events cgroup attribute: %m");
         }