diff --git a/src/network/networkd-link.c b/src/network/networkd-link.c
index 3bc417e033..ab75ac47d5 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-link.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-link.c
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ static int link_drop_config(Link *link) {
         if (k < 0 && r >= 0)
                 r = k;
 
-        k = manager_drop_routing_policy_rules(link->manager, link);
+        k = link_drop_routing_policy_rules(link);
         if (k < 0 && r >= 0)
                 r = k;
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.h b/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.h
index 757b17bcb6..043909782e 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.h
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ int manager_drop_routing_policy_rules_internal(Manager *m, bool foreign, const L
 static inline int manager_drop_foreign_routing_policy_rules(Manager *m) {
         return manager_drop_routing_policy_rules_internal(m, true, NULL);
 }
-static inline int manager_drop_routing_policy_rules(Manager *m, const Link *except) {
-        return manager_drop_routing_policy_rules_internal(m, false, except);
+static inline int link_drop_routing_policy_rules(Link *link) {
+        assert(link);
+        return manager_drop_routing_policy_rules_internal(link->manager, false, link);
 }
 
 DEFINE_NETWORK_CONFIG_STATE_FUNCTIONS(RoutingPolicyRule, routing_policy_rule);