diff --git a/src/network/networkd-route.c b/src/network/networkd-route.c
index c1e5f6b4b8..070131f4af 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-route.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-route.c
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ static int route_set_netlink_message(const Route *route, sd_netlink_message *req
 
         /* link may be NULL */
 
-        if (in_addr_is_set(route->gw_family, &route->gw)) {
+        if (in_addr_is_set(route->gw_family, &route->gw) && route->nexthop_id == 0) {
                 if (route->gw_family == route->family) {
                         r = netlink_message_append_in_addr_union(req, RTA_GATEWAY, route->gw_family, &route->gw);
                         if (r < 0)
@@ -1100,8 +1100,8 @@ int route_configure(
                 Route **ret) {
 
         _cleanup_(sd_netlink_message_unrefp) sd_netlink_message *req = NULL;
-        int r, k = 0;
         Route *nr;
+        int r, k;
 
         assert(link);
         assert(link->manager);
@@ -1188,19 +1188,22 @@ int route_configure(
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not append RTA_METRICS attribute: %m");
 
-        r = append_nexthops(route, req);
-        if (r < 0)
-                return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not append RTA_MULTIPATH attribute: %m");
-
-        if (ordered_set_isempty(route->multipath_routes)) {
+        if (route->nexthop_id != 0 ||
+            in_addr_is_set(route->gw_family, &route->gw) ||
+            ordered_set_isempty(route->multipath_routes)) {
                 k = route_add_and_setup_timer(link, route, NULL, &nr);
                 if (k < 0)
                         return k;
         } else {
                 MultipathRoute *m;
 
+                r = append_nexthops(route, req);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not append RTA_MULTIPATH attribute: %m");
+
                 assert(!ret);
 
+                k = 0;
                 ORDERED_SET_FOREACH(m, route->multipath_routes) {
                         r = route_add_and_setup_timer(link, route, m, NULL);
                         if (r < 0)
@@ -2766,8 +2769,17 @@ static int route_section_verify(Route *route, Network *network) {
                                                          route->section->filename, route->section->line);
         }
 
+        if ((route->gateway_from_dhcp_or_ra ||
+             in_addr_is_set(route->gw_family, &route->gw)) &&
+            !ordered_set_isempty(route->multipath_routes))
+                return log_warning_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL),
+                                         "%s: Gateway= cannot be specified with MultiPathRoute=. "
+                                         "Ignoring [Route] section from line %u.",
+                                         route->section->filename, route->section->line);
+
         if (route->nexthop_id > 0 &&
-            (in_addr_is_set(route->gw_family, &route->gw) ||
+            (route->gateway_from_dhcp_or_ra ||
+             in_addr_is_set(route->gw_family, &route->gw) ||
              !ordered_set_isempty(route->multipath_routes)))
                 return log_warning_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL),
                                          "%s: NextHopId= cannot be specified with Gateway= or MultiPathRoute=. "