diff --git a/ale_linters/systemd/systemd_analyze.vim b/ale_linters/systemd/systemd_analyze.vim
index 7e8bba2f..64eef8cf 100644
--- a/ale_linters/systemd/systemd_analyze.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/systemd/systemd_analyze.vim
@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
 function! ale_linters#systemd#systemd_analyze#Handle(buffer, lines) abort
-    let l:re = '\v(.+):([0-9]+): (.+)'
-    let l:output = []
-
-    for l:match in ale#util#GetMatches(a:lines, l:re)
-        call add(l:output, {
-        \   'lnum': str2nr(l:match[2]),
-        \   'col': 1,
-        \   'type': 'W',
-        \   'text': l:match[3],
-        \})
-    endfor
-
-    return l:output
+    return ale#util#MapMatches(a:lines, '\v(.+):([0-9]+): (.+)', {match -> {
+    \   'lnum': str2nr(match[2]),
+    \   'col': 1,
+    \   'type': 'W',
+    \   'text': match[3],
+    \}})
 endfunction
 
 call ale#linter#Define('systemd', {
diff --git a/autoload/ale/util.vim b/autoload/ale/util.vim
index 5c41ab83..5b2bfcd7 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/util.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/util.vim
@@ -340,6 +340,16 @@ function! ale#util#GetMatches(lines, patterns) abort
     return l:matches
 endfunction
 
+" Given a single line, or a List of lines, and a single pattern, or a List of
+" patterns, and a callback function for mapping the items matches, return the
+" result of mapping all of the matches for the lines from the given patterns,
+" using matchlist()
+"
+" Only the first pattern which matches a line will be returned.
+function! ale#util#MapMatches(lines, patterns, Callback) abort
+    return map(ale#util#GetMatches(a:lines, a:patterns), 'a:Callback(v:val)')
+endfunction
+
 function! s:LoadArgCount(function) abort
     try
         let l:output = execute('function a:function')
diff --git a/test/test_getmatches.vader b/test/test_getmatches.vader
index e728b571..edf84f6e 100644
--- a/test/test_getmatches.vader
+++ b/test/test_getmatches.vader
@@ -72,6 +72,21 @@ Execute (ale#util#GetMatches should accept a string for a single pattern):
   \   '^.*:\(\d\+\):\(\d\+\): \(.\+\) \[\(.\+\)\]$'
   \ )
 
+Execute (ale#util#MapMatches should map matches):
+  AssertEqual
+  \ [
+  \   '/path/to/some-filename.js:47:14: Missing trailing comma. [Warning/comma-dangle]',
+  \   '/path/to/some-filename.js:56:41: Missing semicolon. [Error/semi]',
+  \ ],
+  \ ale#util#MapMatches(
+  \   [
+  \     '/path/to/some-filename.js:47:14: Missing trailing comma. [Warning/comma-dangle]',
+  \     '/path/to/some-filename.js:56:41: Missing semicolon. [Error/semi]',
+  \   ],
+  \   '^.*:\(\d\+\):\(\d\+\): \(.\+\) \[\(.\+\)\]$',
+  \   {match -> match[0]}
+  \ )
+
 Execute (ale#util#GetMatches should accept a single line as a string):
   AssertEqual
   \ [