diff --git a/src/network/networkd-network.c b/src/network/networkd-network.c
index d1c4cddeb1..a2cd7f4c60 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-network.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-network.c
@@ -300,6 +300,10 @@ int network_verify(Network *network) {
                 if (section_is_invalid(prefix->section))
                         prefix_free(prefix);
 
+        LIST_FOREACH_SAFE(prefixes, prefix, prefix_next, network->static_route_prefixes)
+                if (section_is_invalid(prefix->section))
+                        prefix_free(prefix);
+
         LIST_FOREACH_SAFE(rules, rule, rule_next, network->rules)
                 if (routing_policy_rule_section_verify(rule) < 0)
                         routing_policy_rule_free(rule);