diff --git a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.Resolve.c b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.Resolve.c
index 5e27080abc..88dad32b04 100644
--- a/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.Resolve.c
+++ b/src/shared/varlink-io.systemd.Resolve.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static VARLINK_DEFINE_STRUCT_TYPE(
 
 static VARLINK_DEFINE_STRUCT_TYPE(
                 ResolvedCanonical,
-                VARLINK_DEFINE_FIELD(name, VARLINK_STRING, 0),
+                VARLINK_DEFINE_FIELD(name, VARLINK_STRING, VARLINK_NULLABLE),
                 VARLINK_DEFINE_FIELD(type, VARLINK_STRING, 0),
                 VARLINK_DEFINE_FIELD(domain, VARLINK_STRING, 0));