diff --git a/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c b/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c
index fe8d667c03..29404e34ee 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-dhcp4.c
@@ -391,10 +391,9 @@ static int link_set_dhcp_routes(Link *link) {
                                 if (!rt->gateway_from_dhcp_or_ra)
                                         continue;
 
-                                if (rt->family != AF_INET)
+                                if (rt->gw_family != AF_INET)
                                         continue;
 
-                                rt->gw_family = AF_INET;
                                 rt->gw.in = router[0];
 
                                 r = dhcp_route_configure(rt, link);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-ndisc.c b/src/network/networkd-ndisc.c
index 00adbecb89..06c21a2e33 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-ndisc.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-ndisc.c
@@ -527,11 +527,10 @@ static int ndisc_router_process_default(Link *link, sd_ndisc_router *rt) {
                 if (!route_gw->gateway_from_dhcp_or_ra)
                         continue;
 
-                if (route_gw->family != AF_INET6)
+                if (route_gw->gw_family != AF_INET6)
                         continue;
 
                 route_gw->gw = gateway;
-                route_gw->gw_family = AF_INET6;
 
                 r = ndisc_route_configure(route_gw, link, rt);
                 if (r < 0)