diff --git a/src/shared/sysctl-util.c b/src/shared/sysctl-util.c
index 8543dbd2d0..d06174eed4 100644
--- a/src/shared/sysctl-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/sysctl-util.c
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ int sysctl_read_ip_property(int af, const char *ifname, const char *property, ch
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;
 
+        truncate_nl(value);
         if (ret)
                 *ret = TAKE_PTR(value);