diff --git a/src/udev/net/link-config.c b/src/udev/net/link-config.c
index 72ef0c56be..03fd429b27 100644
--- a/src/udev/net/link-config.c
+++ b/src/udev/net/link-config.c
@@ -320,7 +320,8 @@ static int get_mac(sd_device *device, MACAddressPolicy policy, struct ether_addr
         case NET_ADDR_PERM:
                 break;
         default:
-                return log_device_warning(device, "Unknown addr_assign_type %u, ignoring", addr_type);
+                log_device_warning(device, "Unknown addr_assign_type %u, ignoring", addr_type);
+                return 0;
         }
 
         if (want_random == (addr_type == NET_ADDR_RANDOM))