diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-common-errors.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-common-errors.c
index 9ab3286cc9..4e23edd923 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-common-errors.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-common-errors.c
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ BUS_ERROR_MAP_ELF_REGISTER const sd_bus_error_map bus_common_errors[] = {
 
         SD_BUS_ERROR_MAP(BUS_ERROR_NO_PRODUCT_UUID,              EOPNOTSUPP),
 
+        SD_BUS_ERROR_MAP(BUS_ERROR_SPEED_METER_INACTIVE,         EOPNOTSUPP),
         SD_BUS_ERROR_MAP(BUS_ERROR_UNMANAGED_INTERFACE,          EOPNOTSUPP),
 
         SD_BUS_ERROR_MAP_END
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-common-errors.h b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-common-errors.h
index 106bc159a6..8da56551f6 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-common-errors.h
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-common-errors.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 
 #define BUS_ERROR_NO_PRODUCT_UUID "org.freedesktop.hostname1.NoProductUUID"
 
+#define BUS_ERROR_SPEED_METER_INACTIVE "org.freedesktop.network1.SpeedMeterInactive"
 #define BUS_ERROR_UNMANAGED_INTERFACE "org.freedesktop.network1.UnmanagedInterface"
 
 BUS_ERROR_MAP_ELF_USE(bus_common_errors);
diff --git a/src/network/networkctl.c b/src/network/networkctl.c
index 4197c09186..2f339c8c02 100644
--- a/src/network/networkctl.c
+++ b/src/network/networkctl.c
@@ -352,7 +352,8 @@ static int acquire_link_bitrates(sd_bus *bus, LinkInfo *link) {
                         "org.freedesktop.network1.Link",
                         "BitRates");
         if (r < 0) {
-                bool quiet = sd_bus_error_has_name(&error, SD_BUS_ERROR_UNKNOWN_PROPERTY);
+                bool quiet = sd_bus_error_has_name(&error, SD_BUS_ERROR_UNKNOWN_PROPERTY) ||
+                             sd_bus_error_has_name(&error, BUS_ERROR_SPEED_METER_INACTIVE);
 
                 return log_full_errno(quiet ? LOG_DEBUG : LOG_WARNING,
                                       r, "Failed to query link bit rates: %s", bus_error_message(&error, r));