diff --git a/src/oom/oomd-manager.c b/src/oom/oomd-manager.c
index c43e1bc5d1..b2142dd43c 100644
--- a/src/oom/oomd-manager.c
+++ b/src/oom/oomd-manager.c
@@ -539,20 +539,20 @@ static int monitor_memory_pressure_contexts_handler(sd_event_source *s, uint64_t
                                 return log_oom();
                         if (r < 0)
                                 log_error_errno(r, "Failed to select any cgroups under %s based on pressure, ignoring: %m", t->path);
+                        else if (r == 0)
+                                /* Already queued for kill by an earlier iteration, try next target without
+                                 * resetting the delay timer. */
+                                continue;
                         else {
-                                /* Don't act on all the high pressure cgroups at once; return as soon as we kill one.
-                                 * If r == 0 then the cgroup is already queued for kill by an earlier iteration.
-                                 * In either case, go through the event loop again and select a new candidate if
-                                 * pressure is still high. */
+                                /* Don't act on all the high pressure cgroups at once; return as soon as we kill one. */
                                 m->mem_pressure_post_action_delay_start = usec_now;
-                                if (selected && r > 0) {
+                                if (selected)
                                         log_notice("Marked %s for killing due to memory pressure for %s being %lu.%02lu%% > %lu.%02lu%%"
                                                    " for > %s with reclaim activity",
                                                    selected->path, t->path,
                                                    LOADAVG_INT_SIDE(t->memory_pressure.avg10), LOADAVG_DECIMAL_SIDE(t->memory_pressure.avg10),
                                                    LOADAVG_INT_SIDE(t->mem_pressure_limit), LOADAVG_DECIMAL_SIDE(t->mem_pressure_limit),
                                                    FORMAT_TIMESPAN(t->mem_pressure_duration_usec, USEC_PER_SEC));
-                                }
                                 return 0;
                         }
                 }