diff --git a/src/network/networkd-address.c b/src/network/networkd-address.c
index c0d4e9ae67..a885697969 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-address.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-address.c
@@ -436,42 +436,46 @@ static int address_add(Link *link, const Address *in, Address **ret) {
 }
 
 static int address_update(Address *address, const Address *src) {
-        bool ready;
+        Link *link;
         int r;
 
         assert(address);
         assert(address->link);
         assert(src);
 
-        ready = address_is_ready(address);
+        link = address->link;
 
         address->flags = src->flags;
         address->scope = src->scope;
         address->cinfo = src->cinfo;
 
-        if (IN_SET(address->link->state, LINK_STATE_FAILED, LINK_STATE_LINGER))
-                return 0;
+        if (address_is_ready(address) &&
+            address->family == AF_INET6 &&
+            in6_addr_is_link_local(&address->in_addr.in6) &&
+            in6_addr_is_null(&link->ipv6ll_address)) {
 
-        link_update_operstate(address->link, true);
-        link_check_ready(address->link);
+                link->ipv6ll_address = address->in_addr.in6;
 
-        if (!ready && address_is_ready(address)) {
-                if (address->callback) {
-                        r = address->callback(address);
-                        if (r < 0)
-                                return r;
-                }
-
-                if (address->family == AF_INET6 &&
-                    in6_addr_is_link_local(&address->in_addr.in6) > 0 &&
-                    in6_addr_is_null(&address->link->ipv6ll_address)) {
-
-                        r = link_ipv6ll_gained(address->link, &address->in_addr.in6);
-                        if (r < 0)
-                                return r;
-                }
+                r = link_ipv6ll_gained(link);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
         }
 
+        if (IN_SET(link->state, LINK_STATE_FAILED, LINK_STATE_LINGER))
+                return 0;
+
+        r = address_set_masquerade(address, true);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_link_warning_errno(link, r, "Could not enable IP masquerading: %m");
+
+        if (address_is_ready(address) && address->callback) {
+                r = address->callback(address);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+        }
+
+        link_update_operstate(link, true);
+        link_check_ready(link);
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -878,7 +882,7 @@ int link_drop_foreign_addresses(Link *link) {
 
         SET_FOREACH(address, link->addresses_foreign) {
                 /* We consider IPv6LL addresses to be managed by the kernel, or dropped in link_drop_ipv6ll_addresses() */
-                if (address->family == AF_INET6 && in6_addr_is_link_local(&address->in_addr.in6) == 1)
+                if (address->family == AF_INET6 && in6_addr_is_link_local(&address->in_addr.in6))
                         continue;
 
                 if (link_address_is_dynamic(link, address)) {
@@ -911,8 +915,8 @@ int link_drop_addresses(Link *link) {
         assert(link);
 
         SET_FOREACH(address, link->addresses) {
-                /* we consider IPv6LL addresses to be managed by the kernel */
-                if (address->family == AF_INET6 && in6_addr_is_link_local(&address->in_addr.in6) == 1 && link_ipv6ll_enabled(link))
+                /* We consider IPv6LL addresses to be managed by the kernel, or dropped in link_drop_ipv6ll_addresses() */
+                if (address->family == AF_INET6 && in6_addr_is_link_local(&address->in_addr.in6))
                         continue;
 
                 k = address_remove(address, link);
@@ -1288,10 +1292,6 @@ int request_process_address(Request *req) {
                         return r;
         }
 
-        r = address_set_masquerade(a, true);
-        if (r < 0)
-                log_link_warning_errno(link, r, "Could not enable IP masquerading, ignoring: %m");
-
         return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-address.h b/src/network/networkd-address.h
index 811940c126..6b5f7ba9c4 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-address.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-address.h
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@
 
 #define CACHE_INFO_INFINITY_LIFE_TIME 0xFFFFFFFFU
 
+typedef struct Address Address;
 typedef struct Manager Manager;
 typedef struct Network Network;
 typedef struct Request Request;
 typedef int (*address_ready_callback_t)(Address *address);
 
-typedef struct Address {
+struct Address {
         Network *network;
         NetworkConfigSection *section;
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ typedef struct Address {
 
         /* Called when address become ready */
         address_ready_callback_t callback;
-} Address;
+};
 
 const char* format_lifetime(char *buf, size_t l, uint32_t lifetime) _warn_unused_result_;
 /* Note: the lifetime of the compound literal is the immediately surrounding block,
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-link.c b/src/network/networkd-link.c
index a5a23a33b4..1f840db22b 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-link.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-link.c
@@ -701,24 +701,21 @@ static int link_acquire_dynamic_conf(Link *link) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-int link_ipv6ll_gained(Link *link, const struct in6_addr *address) {
+int link_ipv6ll_gained(Link *link) {
         int r;
 
         assert(link);
 
         log_link_info(link, "Gained IPv6LL");
 
-        link->ipv6ll_address = *address;
+        if (!IN_SET(link->state, LINK_STATE_CONFIGURING, LINK_STATE_CONFIGURED))
+                return 0;
+
+        r = link_acquire_dynamic_ipv6_conf(link);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return r;
+
         link_check_ready(link);
-
-        if (IN_SET(link->state, LINK_STATE_CONFIGURING, LINK_STATE_CONFIGURED)) {
-                r = link_acquire_dynamic_ipv6_conf(link);
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        link_enter_failed(link);
-                        return r;
-                }
-        }
-
         return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-link.h b/src/network/networkd-link.h
index 79400dee2e..19e212766e 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-link.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-link.h
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ bool link_has_carrier(Link *link);
 
 bool link_ipv6_enabled(Link *link);
 bool link_ipv6ll_enabled(Link *link);
-int link_ipv6ll_gained(Link *link, const struct in6_addr *address);
+int link_ipv6ll_gained(Link *link);
 
 bool link_ipv4ll_enabled(Link *link);