diff --git a/src/network/networkd-link.c b/src/network/networkd-link.c
index 7188223e33..9c3de19766 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-link.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-link.c
@@ -2225,7 +2225,7 @@ static int link_update_flags(Link *link, sd_netlink_message *message) {
         if (!had_carrier && link_has_carrier(link))
                 r = link_carrier_gained(link);
         else if (had_carrier && !link_has_carrier(link))
-                link_carrier_lost(link);
+                r = link_carrier_lost(link);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;